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Pentax K-70 vs Sony a7

4.94 in
3.66 in
Pentax K-70 Digital Camera
Pentax K-70
5.0 in
3.72 in
Sony a7 Digital Camera
Sony a7
Available colors
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21 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-CFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3072
  • 3072x2048
  • 1920x1280
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
ProcessorPRIME MIIBIONZ X

Image

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
ISO
  • 160
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
ISO minimum10050
ISO maximum10240025600
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets810
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
Image stabilizeryesno
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Lens mount
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
  • Pentax KAF3
Sony E-mount
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x0.71 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoManual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Phase Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Selective single-point
  • Tracking
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAutoAuto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points1125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11117
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOptical
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)1125

Screen and viewfinder

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots9210001230000
Touch screennoyes
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.95 x0.71 x
Separate info displaynono
Second displaynono

Photography features

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
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 exposures23
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
3.0 s
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/180s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemP-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive6.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Close-up
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)6.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)6.0 fps5.0 fps

Videography features

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes

Design

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Weight22.15 oz14.67 oz
Width4.94 in5.0 in
Height3.66 in3.72 in
Depth2.91 in1.9 in

Storage

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo

Power

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)480270
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
HDMIyesyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnoyes
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Pentax K-70Pentax K-70
Sony a7Sony a7
Timelapse recordingyesno
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

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