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Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax K-70

    5.18 in
    4.04 in
    Pentax K-3 II Digital Camera
    Pentax K-3 II
      4.94 in
      3.66 in
      Pentax K-70 Digital Camera
      Pentax K-70
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Sensor

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
      Image sensor formatAPS-CAPS-C
      Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in
      Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
      Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
      Image ratio w:h3:23:2
      Max resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
      Other resolutions
      • 4608x3072
      • 3072x2048
      • 1920x1080
      • 4608x3072
      • 3072x2048
      • 1920x1280
      ProcessorPRIME IIIPRIME MII

      Image

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      ISO
      • 100
      • 51200
      • Auto
      • 160
      • 200
      • 400
      • 800
      • 1600
      • 3200
      • 6400
      • 12800
      • 25600
      • 51200
      • 102400
      ISO minimum100100
      ISO maximum51200102400
      Maximum image resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
      White balance presets98
      White balance modes
      • Auto
      • Cloudy
      • Daylight
      • Flash
      • Fluorescent
      • Tungsten
      • Auto
      • Cloudy
      • Daylight
      • Fluorescent H
      • Fluorescent L
      • Shade
      • Tungsten
      Custom white balanceyesyes
      Supported image file formats
      • JPG
      • RAW
      • JPEG
      • RAW
      Photo effects
      • Black&White
      • Sepia
      • Black&White
      • Neutral
      • Sepia
      • Vivid
      Image stabilizeryesyes
      Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftSensor-shift
      Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
      HDRyesyes
      AEB/HDR supportyesyes

      Optics and focus

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Lens mountPentax KAF2
      • Pentax KAF
      • Pentax KAF2
      • Pentax KAF3
      Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x
      AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
      Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto
      Contrast autofocusyesyes
      Contrast adjustmentyesyes
      Saturation adjustmentyesyes
      Brightness adjustmentyesyes
      Autofocus in recording modenoyes
      Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
      Autofocus
      • Continuous Auto Focus
      • Single Auto Focus
      • Contrast Detect
      • Phase Detect
      • Multi-area
      • Center
      • Selective single-point
      • Tracking
      • Single
      • Continuous
      • Face Detection
      • Live View
      Manual focusyesyes
      Number of focus points2711
      Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)2711
      Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
      Phase detection autofocusyesyes

      Screen and viewfinder

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
      Articulated LCDnoyes
      Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
      Display aspect ratio3:23:2
      Screen dots1037000921000
      Touch screennono
      Live viewyesyes
      ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
      Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
      Viewfinder magnification0.95 x0.95 x
      Separate info displayyesno
      Second displaynono

      Photography features

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
      Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
      Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
      Shutter priorityyesyes
      Aperture priorityyesyes
      Manual exposure modeyesyes
      Number of exposures22
      Exposure compensation plus55
      Exposure compensation minus-5-5
      Expousure compensation steps
      • 1/3
      • 1/2
      • 1/3
      • 1/2
      Continuous shootingyesyes
      Self-timer delay
      • 2
      • 12
      • 2
      • 12
      Histogramyesyes
      AE frames
      • 2
      • 3
      • 5
      • 2
      • 3
      • 5
      Subject / scene modesnoyes
      Flash sync speed1/180s1/180s
      Built-in flashnoyes
      Flash modes
      • Auto
      • Redeye Reduction
      • Flash ON
      • Slow Sync
      • Trailing-curtain Sync
      • High-speed Sync
      • Wireless Sync
      • Auto
      • Flash OFF
      • Flash ON
      • Redeye Reduction
      • Slow Sync
      External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
      Flash metering systemP-TTLP-TTL
      External flashyesyes
      Continuous drive8.3 fps6.0 fps
      Scene modes
      • Portrait
      • Landscape
      • Backlight
      • Close-up
      • Landscape
      • Night
      • Night landscape
      • Night portrait
      • Panorama
      • Sunrise
      • Sunset
      Self-timeryesyes
      Metering modes
      • Multi
      • Center-weighted
      • Spot
      • Multi
      • Center-weighted
      • Spot
      Manual settingsyesyes
      Self-timer options
      • 2
      • 12
      • 2
      • 12
      Speed (JPEG)8.3 fps6.0 fps
      Speed (RAW)8.3 fps6.0 fps

      Videography features

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Video recordingyesyes
      HD typeFull HDFull HD
      Supported video file formats
      • AVC
      • AVI
      • H.264
      • MOV
      • MPEG-4
      • H.264
      • MOV
      • MPEG-4
      Camera playback
      • Movie
      • Single image
      • Slide show
      • Movie
      • Single image
      • Slide show
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 1080
      Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
      Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps

      Audio features

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Built-in microphoneyesyes
      Microphone typeMonoStereo
      Speaker typeMonoMono

      Design

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Body typeSLRSLR
      Body material
      • Magnesium
      • Metal
      		Aluminum-magnesium
      Colour of productBlackBlack
      Anti-dust systemyesyes
      Environmentally sealedyesyes

      Dimensions

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Weight24.69 oz22.15 oz
      Width5.18 in4.94 in
      Height4.04 in3.66 in
      Depth3.05 in2.91 in

      Storage

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Compatible memory cards
      • Eye-Fi
      • FLU
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      Storage types
      • Dual SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC

      Power

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Power source typeBatteryBattery
      Battery life (CIPA)720480
      Battery technology
      Lithium-Ion
      Lithium-Ion
      Number of batteries supported11

      Connectivity

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      HDMIyesyes
      USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
      USB version3.12.0
      Headphone portyesno
      Microphone portyesyes
      WirelessOptionalBuilt-In
      Remote controlyesyes
      NFCnono
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
      Firewirenono

      Other features

      Pentax K-3 IIPentax K-3 II
      Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
      Timelapse recordingyesyes
      GPSyesyes
      Orientation sensoryesyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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