Pentax K-500 Alternatives
The K-500 stands at #36 out of 80 in Entry-Level DSLR cameras. Here is a quick recap of the K-500.
16MP
APS-C
646 grams
ISO 51,600
Portability
64 Imaging
58 Features
70 Overall
62
64 Imaging
58 Features
70 Overall
62
focusing manually
great battery pack (710 shots)
has built in flash
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of external microphone port
lack of HDMI port
lack of headphone port
Here are several rivals to the Pentax K-500 ordered by their overall rank. Feel free to browse through a detailed review of every camera or a comparison with the Pentax K-500 by using the urls under each camera card. You can also press on the symbol to see a visual comparison or click here to see all of them alongside each other.
#1 Canon T8i
24MP
APS-C
515 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
67 Imaging
69 Features
88 Overall
76
67 Imaging
69 Features
88 Overall
76
display is selfie friendly
focusing manually
great battery pack (800 shots)
has built in flash
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone port
#2 Pentax KF
24MP
APS-C
684 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
63 Imaging
72 Features
81 Overall
75
63 Imaging
72 Features
81 Overall
75
display is selfie friendly
does not have low pass filter
focusing manually
has built in flash
bad battery pack (410 shots)
lack of headphone port
low fps (6.0 fps)
more heavy than competitors in class (684g)
#3 Canon SL3
24MP
APS-C
449 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
71 Imaging
69 Features
84 Overall
75
71 Imaging
69 Features
84 Overall
75
display is selfie friendly
focusing manually
great battery pack (1,070 shots)
has built in flash
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone port
low fps (5.0 fps)
#4 Canon SL2
24MP
APS-C
453 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
71 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
71 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
display is selfie friendly
focusing manually
great battery pack (650 shots)
has built in flash
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone port
low fps (5.0 fps)
#5 Nikon D5600
24MP
APS-C
465 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
70 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
70 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
display is selfie friendly
does not have low pass filter
focusing manually
great battery pack (820 shots)
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone port
low fps (5.0 fps)
#6 Nikon D5500
24MP
APS-C
420 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
71 Imaging
66 Features
85 Overall
73
71 Imaging
66 Features
85 Overall
73
display is selfie friendly
does not have low pass filter
focusing manually
great battery pack (820 shots)
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone port
low fps (5.0 fps)
#7 Pentax K-70
24MP
APS-C
688 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
62 Imaging
67 Features
81 Overall
72
62 Imaging
67 Features
81 Overall
72
display is selfie friendly
does not have low pass filter
focusing manually
has built in flash
bad battery pack (410 shots)
lack of headphone port
low fps (6.0 fps)
more heavy than competitors in class (688g)
#8 Sony A65
24MP
APS-C
622 grams
ISO 12,800
Portability
64 Imaging
63 Features
85 Overall
71
64 Imaging
63 Features
85 Overall
71
display is selfie friendly
focusing manually
has built in flash
has external microphone port
lack of headphone port
lack of Timelapse mode
#9 Pentax K-S2
20MP
APS-C
678 grams
ISO 51,200
Portability
64 Imaging
64 Features
82 Overall
71
64 Imaging
64 Features
82 Overall
71
display is selfie friendly
does not have low pass filter
focusing manually
has built in flash
bad battery pack (410 shots)
lack of headphone port
low fps (5.4 fps)
more heavy than competitors in class (678g)