| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Canon |
| Model | Pentax K-50 16MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax K-50 | PowerShot SX120IS |
| Series | Pentax | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body With Da 18-135 Mm Wr Lens | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 13 x 7.11 x 9.7 cm | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Lens Attachment | Body+18-135mm | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | SX120IS |
| Weight | - | 245 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 51200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | 1600 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 | - | 1/2.5 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 | - | 6.0 W - 60.0mm T f/2.8 W - f/4.3 T 35mm equivalent 36 W - 360 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | 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 | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| 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 | - | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity W, 3.3 ft./1m-infinity T Macro 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | -5 - 5 EV 1/3 and 1/2 Steps | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Highlight, Shadow | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically Controlled, Vertical-run, Focal Plane Shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes | Normal approx. 1.3 fps AF approx. 0.9 fps LV approx. 0.9 fps |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync | Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro |
| 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 | - |
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPG EXIF 2.3, RAW DNG, DCF 2.0 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | 16.5 MP | 10.3 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 | Still Image 3,648 x 2,736 Large, 2,816 x 2,112 Medium 1, 2,272 x 1,704 Medium 2, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 640 x 480 Small, 3,648 x 2,048 Widescreen |
| Picture Angle | 28 mm wide angle | - |
| HDR Support | Yes | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | Approx 230000 pixels |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| connectivity features |
| USB | 2 | Yes |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | SD/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH Battery |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in monaural | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Video Output Format NTSC, PAL, USB Connection MSC / PTP | - |
| Audio Features | - | Audio data WAVE Monaural |
| Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 30 fps |
| Video Format | - | AVI Image data Motion JPEG |
| 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, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie, Night Scene * Automatically detects the shooting scene. |
| 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 | - |