Pentax K-5 IIs
DSLR Camera
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Canon 7D
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Pentax K-5 IIs
Best price
$750
- Weighs a little bit less than the 7D 26.1 oz vs 28.9 oz
- Smaller body size 57 in³ vs 75 in³
- Larger image sensor 372 mm² vs 332 mm²
- Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 51,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
- Newer camera October 2012 vs September 2009
- Has HDR on-board 7D does not have HDR
- Has a waterproof camera body 7D does not
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Pentax K-5 IIs
What’s good about the Canon EOS 7D
Best price
$749
$749
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 25fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 7 shots per sec
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Canon EOS 7D
What the Pentax K-5 IIs and Canon 7D have in common
- Similar street prices $750 vs $749
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 920k dots
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Pentax K-5 IIs and the Canon 7D
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No 3D capture -
No panorama mode -
No GPS tagging -
No Wi-Fi -
No flip out viewscreen
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Pentax K-5 IIs
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Canon 7D
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