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Pentax K-1 vs Sony a6000

5.37 in
4.33 in
Pentax K-1 Digital Camera
Pentax K-1
4.72 in
2.62 in
Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
32
4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
22 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %

Full Comparison

Sensor

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size1.41 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors37.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels36.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
Max resolution7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px

Image

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum20480051200
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets810
White balance modes
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • DNG
  • EXIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Lens mount
  • Pentax KA
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
  • Pentax KAF3
Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.07 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoManua
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAutoAuto
Number of focus points33125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)33179
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOptical
Phase detection autofocusyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots1037000921600
Touch screennono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
Viewfinder
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-3.5 - 1.2-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesno
Flip-out screenyesno

Photography features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures33
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
Subject / scene modesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s
Built-in flashnoyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemP-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive4.4 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)4.4 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.4 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes

Design

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Body typeSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Weight32.63 oz10.02 oz
Width5.37 in4.72 in
Height4.33 in2.62 in
Depth3.37 in1.78 in

Storage

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots21
Storage types
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)760720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB portyesyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portyesno
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgenono
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnoyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a6000Sony a6000
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

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