Ricoh Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera comparison

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key specs
Camera TypeDSLR CameraDSLR Camera
Effective Pixels23.35 MP20.9 MP
Sensor TypeCMOSCMOS
Display TypeTFT LCD-
Display Size3.2 inch3.2 inch
Battery TypeLithium ionLithium ion
Touchscreen-Yes
general
BrandRicohNikon
ModelPentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR CameraD500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
Model NamePentax K-3 IID500
Model NumberK-3 IID500 Body Only
SeriesPentax-
ColorBlackBlack
SLR VariantBody OnlyBody Only
TypeDSLR CameraDSLR Camera
Effective Pixels23.35 MP20.9 MP
Tripod SocketYesYes
Dimensions(WxHxD)10 x 7.2 x 4.8 inch115 x 147 x 81 mm
Face DetectionYes-
Lens AttachmentBody Only-
Temperature10 to 400 to 40
PortsDC in, Cable Switch, X-sync Socket, Video Out HD via HDMI, 3.5 mm Stereo MicrophoneHDMI
Weight-860 GM
Accessory Shoe-ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor TypeCMOSCMOS
Sensor Size36 x 24 mm36.0 x 24.0
Maximum ISO51200 ISO-
Other Sensor FeaturesCMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, Real Time Scene Analysis with 8600 Pixel Sensor-
ISO Rating-ISO 100 - 51200
lens features
Lens TypePentax KAF2 Bayonet Stainless Steel Mount-
Color FilterPrimary color filter-
Dust ReductionYesYes
Lens Mount-Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts
Manual Focus-Yes
Other Lens Features-Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E, and D Lenses Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses and DX Lenses, AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses Exposure Modes A and M Only, IX NIKKOR Lenses, Lenses for the F3AF and Non-AI Lenses can not be Used, The Electronic Rangefinder can be Used with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/5.6 or Faster The Electronic Rangefinder Supports 15 Focus Points with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster, of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection
viewfinder features
View FinderYesYes
View Finder TypePentaprism FinderEye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage100%98%
Viewfinder Magnification0.92x with 50 mm F1.4 at Infinity1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity,
Viewpoint Dioptric AdjustmentDiopter Adjustment -2.5 to +1.5 m-2 to +1 m sup -1
Other Viewfinder FeaturesStandard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital, Pentaprism Optical Viewfinder for 100% FOV and 0.95 MagnificationReflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes , Viewfinder Eye Point 16 mm
focus features
Focus ModeAF Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable Manual-
Auto FocusYesYes
Focus PointsSAFOX 11 TTL Phase-matching - 27 Point 25 Cross Type Focus Points in the Center153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection
Metering ModesMulti-segment, Center-weighted, SpotProgrammed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M
White BalancingWhite Balance Auto WB, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten Light, Flash, CTEAuto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 6 Values can be Stored, Spot White Balance Measurement Available During Live view, Choose Color Temperature 2500 K to 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning, Bracketing Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL
Other Focus FeaturesFocus Point Adjustment Spot, Select, Expanded Area S, M, L, Zone Select, Auto 27 AF PointsFocal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range
exposure features
AE Lock/Exposure LockYes-
Spot MeterYes-
Exposure Compensation1/3, 1/2 EV Steps +/- 5 EV1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV
Manual ExposureYesYes
Other Exposure FeaturesMulti-exposure Composite Mode Additive / Average / Bright Number of Shots 2 to 2000 Images, Interval 2000 Shots, 2 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay AvailableMetering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value
shutter features
Shutter TypeElectronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane ShutterElectronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode
Shutter Speed1/8000 - 30 sec 1/3 or 1/2 Steps, Bulb1/8000 - 30 sec
Self-timerYesYes
Continuous ShotsContinuous fps Continuous H 8.3 fps 60 JPG, 23 RAW, Continuous M 4.5 fps 100 JPG, 32 RAW, Continuous L 3.0 fps 200 JPG, 52 RAW-
Other Shutter Features-Approximate Frame Advance Rate 10 fps, CL 1 to 9 fps, CH 10 fps, QC 3 fps, Speed 1/8000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250
flash features
Built-in FlashYes-
External FlashYes-
Flash ModesAuto, On, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync, High-speed sync, Wireless, ManualFront-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported
Flash Compensation1/2 Steps in -2 to 1 EV1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV
Other Flash FeaturesType Retractable P-TTL Pop-up Flash, Guide number 13 m ISO 100, Coverage 28 mm Wide-angle Equivalent 35 mm, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket, Synchronization Speed 1/180 secControl TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix, Center-weighted and Highlight-weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Fill-flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output
image features
Image FormatRAW PEF, DNG, JPG EXIF 2.30, DCF 2.0 CompliantFile Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-baseline Compliant with Fine 1 4, Normal 1 8 or Basic 1 16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats
Gross Pixel24.71 MP-
Red Eye ReductionYes-
Image StabilizerYes-
Still Image SizeStill JPEG L 6016 x 4000 24 M, M 4608 x 3072 14 M, S 4608 x 3072 6 M, XS 1920 x 1280 2 M, RAW L 6016 x 4000 24 M-
Live View ShootingYesYes
HDR SupportYes-
display features
Display TypeTFT LCD-
Display Size3.2 inch3.2 inch
Display Resolution1,037,000 dots-
LCD DisplayTFT LCD-
LCD Display Image Resolution1037000 dots-
LCD Display Video Resolution1920 x 1080-
Other Display FeaturesType TFT Color LCD with Brightness / Saturation / Color Adjustment AR Coating and Air-gapless Glass, Wide-angle Viewable Yes, Digital Filters Capture Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Data Record Folder Name Standard, Date, File Name Standard, Customizable, Embed Copyright, Playback Modes Mode Selection Single Frame, Multi-image Display 6, 12, 20, 35, 80 Segmentation, Display Magnification Upto 16, 100% Display and Quick Magnification Available, Rotating, Histogram Y Histogram, RGB Histogram, Bright Area Warning, Auto Image Rotation, Detailed Info, Copyright Information Photographer, Copyright Holder, Folder Display, Calendar Filmstrip Display, Slide Show Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie, Magnification Upto 16X, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters Playback Base Parameter Adj, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Tone Expansion, Sketch, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, SlimEffective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Image Sensor Format DX, Monitor Tilting TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control
Touch Screen-Yes
connectivity features
HDMIYes-
USBYes-
WifiNoYes
storage and power features
Upgradable MemoryYes-
Card TypeSD / SDHC / SDXC / EyeFi / FLU-
Battery TypeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery Life720 hours-
Number of Batteries-1
audio and video features
MicrophoneStereo-
Video Resolution1920 x 10801280 x 720
Video QualityFull HD-
Video FormatMovie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, MOV - JPEG AVI for Internal Movie RecordMOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio Video InterfaceVideo Output NTSC, PAL-
Frame Rates in Video Modes30fps-
Audio Features-Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable
modes and functions features
HD SupportYes-
Drive ModesMode Selection - Single, Continuous H, M, L, Self-timer 12 sec, 2 sec, Remote 0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous, Exp Bracketing Standard, Timer, Remote, Mirror up Standard, Remote, HDR Capture 3 Shots at 1 EV, 2 EV or 3 EV, 3 Blend Settings Plus Auto, Pixel Alignment-
Shooting ModesCapture Modes Mode Selection Green, Hyper Program P, Sensitivity Priority Sv, Shutter Priority Tv, Aperture Priority Av, Shutter and Aperture Priority TAv, Metered Manual, Bulb, X-speed, USER 5 Presets, Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Exposure Bracket Value Adjustable, Automatic Composition Correction Function - All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast, Sharpness Regular and Fine Adjustment Scales, Monochrome Mode Includes Adjustments for Filter Effects Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Infrared, Toning Sepia, Warm, Cool, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness Regular, Fine, Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales-
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