| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Canon |
| Model | Pentax Q7 12.4MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot A3500IS 16.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax Q7 | PowerShot A3500IS |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4 x 1.3 x 2.3 inch | 97.7 x 56 x 19.8 mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | A3500IS |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| Tripod Socket | - | No |
| Weight | - | 135 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Other Lens Features | KAF4, KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount lens | - |
| Lens Type | - | Canon Zoom Lens |
| Lens Mount | - | 10x Zoom Plus |
| Focal Length | - | 5.0 - 25.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 140 mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 5x |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8 W - F6.9 T |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | No |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Auto Picture mode (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest), Scene Mode (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum), Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb | Smart Flash Exposure, Flash Exposure Lock, External Flash Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 5EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps can be selected) | 2 EV in increments 1/3 |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/2000 sec |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 0.8 fps |
| flash features |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Sync |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 43, 169 |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1 |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4608 x 3456 L |
| Picture Angle | - | 28 mm Wide-angle |
| Other Image Features | - | Image Size 3264 x 2448 M1, 1600 x 1200 M2, 640 x 480 S, 4608 x 2592 W, Resize in Playback M2, S, 320 x 240, |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | - | 230,000 dots |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | - | Single, Continuous Auto Mode, Servo AF / AE, Tracking AF, AF Point Selection |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Focus Points | - | AiAF Face Detection / 9-point, 1-point AF Fixed to Center |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center Weighted Average, Spot |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Other Focus Features | - | TTL |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | - | Mono |
| Audio Features | - | Linear PCM |
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| Video Features | - | Movies 1280 x 720 HD, 25 fps, 640 x 480 L, 30 fps Miniature Effect HD 5, 2.5, 1.25 fps or L 6, 3, 1.5 fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | - | Smart Auto 32 Scenes Detected, Program, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light 4.0 MP, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 3 cm |