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Pentax K-1 vs Sony a7 II

5.37 in
4.33 in
Pentax K-1 Digital Camera
Pentax K-1
5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony a7 II Digital Camera
Sony a7 II
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Sensor

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameAPS-C
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 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 a7 IISony a7 II
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
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
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • DNG
  • EXIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Lens mount
  • Pentax KA
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
  • Pentax KAF3
Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x0.71 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points3325
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)33117
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOptical
Phase detection autofocusyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots10370001230000
Touch screennono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
Viewfinder
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-3.5 - 1.2-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
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 speed1/200s1/250s
Built-in flashnono
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemP-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive4.4 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • 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 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.4 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV

Videography features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
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 a7 IISony a7 II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Weight32.63 oz14.67 oz
Width5.37 in5.0 in
Height4.33 in3.77 in
Depth3.37 in2.35 in

Storage

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo

Power

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)760350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portyesyes
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
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnono
Firewirenono

Other features

Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Timelapse recordingyesno
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes

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