| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Canon |
| Model | Pentax K-50 16MP DSLR Camera | IXUS 185 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax K-50 | IXUS 185 |
| Series | Pentax | - |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| SLR Variant | Body With Da 18-135 Mm Wr Lens | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 13 x 7.11 x 9.7 cm | 95.25 x 54.3 x 22.1 cm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Lens Attachment | Body+18-135mm | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | 185 |
| Weight | - | 126 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 51200 | ISO 100 |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8 bits / Channel JPG, 12 bits / Channel RAW, Dust Removal Sensor Movement with SP Coating on Low Pass Filter, Pixel Mapping | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.3 inch |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Usable Lenses Pentax KAF 3, KAF 2, KAF and KA K Mount, 35 mm Screwmount, 645 / 67 Med Format Lenses Usable with Adapter and / or Restrictions, SDM Function | - |
| Focal Length | - | 5 W - 40.0 T mm 35 mm Film Equivalent 28 W - 224 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 8x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 8x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +1.5 m | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF.A Auto, AF.S Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF.C Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable, Manual | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| White Balancing | Type Image Sensor Detection with Light Wavelength Sensor Detection, Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual Mode S 3 Manual Settings can be Configured and Saved, Kelvin Color Temperatures can be Selected, WB Settings can be Copied from a Captured Image, WB Fine Adjustment +/- 7 Steps A-b Axis or G-m Axis | - |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Point Adjustment Auto 11 Point, Auto 5 Point, User-selectable Expanded Area AF, Center, AF Assist Via Dedicated LED AF Assist Lamp, Focus Peaking | - |
| Focus Range | - | 1 cm - infinity W, 1.3 m - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | -5 - 5 EV 1/3 and 1/2 Steps | - |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Highlight, Shadow | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program Auto |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically Controlled, Vertical-run, Focal Plane Shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes | - |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1 - 1/2000 sec, 15 - 1 sec Long Shutter Mode |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync | - |
| Other Flash Features | Flash Exposure Compensation - 2 to + 1 EV 1/3 Steps, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket at 1/180 sec | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPG EXIF 2.3, RAW DNG, DCF 2.0 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III | - |
| Gross Pixel | 16.5 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | 4928 x 3264 16 M, 4224 x 2816 12 M, 3456 x 2304 8 M, 2688 x 1792 5 M | - |
| Picture Angle | 28 mm wide angle | - |
| HDR Support | Yes | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | - |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 230000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| USB | 2 | - |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in monaural | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Video Output Format NTSC, PAL, USB Connection MSC / PTP | - |
| Video Resolution | - | 5152 x 3864 Pixels, 3648 x 2736 Pixels, 2048 x 1536 Pixels, 2560 x 1920 Pixels, 640 x 480 Pixels |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, PASMB P, A, S, M, B Extended Modes Sv, TAv, Continuous Hi 6.0 fps 30 JPG, 8 RAW, Continuous Lo 3.0 fps Unlimited JPG, 10 RAW, Multi-exposure 2 - 9 Shots, Interval 999 Shots, 3 sec to 24 hrs Interval, Auto Picture Modes Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest | Auto, P, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR JPG, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf and Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |