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Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85

Portability
59
Imaging
66
Features
84
Overall
73
Pentax K-3 II front
 
Pentax Optio E85 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
10
Overall
25

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Key Specs

Pentax K-3 II
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 51200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 800g - 131 x 100 x 77mm
  • Released April 2015
  • Earlier Model is Pentax K-3
Pentax E85
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 32-96mm (F2.9-5.2) lens
  • 145g - 93 x 58 x 24mm
  • Launched September 2009
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Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Pentax K-3 II versus Pentax E85, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Pentax. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and E85 (12MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and E85 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-3 II was announced 5 years later than the E85 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the K-3 II scores vs the E85 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Pentax K-3 II over the Pentax E85

 K-3 II E85 
LaunchedApril 2015September 2009Fresher by 69 months
Manually focus More precise focus
Screen sizing3.2"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1037k230kSharper screen (+807k dot)

Reasons to pick Pentax E85 over the Pentax K-3 II

 E85 K-3 II 

Common features in the Pentax K-3 II and Pentax E85

 K-3 II E85 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch friendly screen No Touch friendly screen

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-3 II offers outer dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Pentax E85 has dimensions of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K-3 II versus Pentax E85 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the K-3 II compared to the E85.

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-3 II and E85 is 59 and 95 respectively.

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 top view buttons comparison

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing merely by seeing specs. The graphic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-3 II and E85.

All in all, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-3 II using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-3 II will produce extra detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern K-3 II will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 sensor size comparison

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Screen and ViewFinder

Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Portrait photography advice
Pentax E85 Portrait photography advice
79
focusing manually
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
offers face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
21
no manual focus
manual exposure not available
no external flash support
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Pentax K-3 II
Street photography with Pentax E85
69
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
very good ISO range (51,200)
fixed screen
47
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Pentax K-3 II as a Sports photography camera
Pentax E85 as a Sports photography camera
76
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
offers tracking autofocus
weather sealing
supports phase detect autofocus
terrible battery (720 CIPA)
17
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Travel photography advice
Pentax E85 Travel photography advice
56
weather sealing
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
terrible battery (720 CIPA)
screen isn't selfie friendly
51
built-in flash
doesn't have Timelapse mode
megapixel count low (12MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
wide angle not fantastic (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
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Landscape Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Landscape photography info
Pentax E85 Landscape photography info
78
focusing manually
change lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
pretty good screen size (3.2")
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
doesnt have low pass filter
very good ISO range (51,200)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
has double storage slots
terrible battery (720 CIPA)
23
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
tiny screen (2.7")
manual exposure not available
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Vlogging features
Pentax E85 Vlogging features
34
image stabilization (Sensor based)
offers face detection autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
comes with external mic port
screen isn't selfie friendly
22
wide angle not fantastic (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
video res low (640 x 480 pixels)
doesn't have external microphone port
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Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Pentax K-3 II and Pentax E85
 Pentax K-3 IIPentax Optio E85
General Information
Company Pentax Pentax
Model type Pentax K-3 II Pentax Optio E85
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Released 2015-04-23 2009-09-17
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Prime III -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 6016 x 4000 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 51200 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 27 -
Cross type focus points 25 -
Lens
Lens mount type Pentax KAF2 fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 32-96mm (3.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/2.9-5.2
Macro focusing distance - 10cm
Amount of lenses 151 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3.2" 2.7"
Resolution of display 1,037k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.64x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 2s
Highest shutter speed 1/8000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 8.3 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 3.00 m
Flash options Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On + Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed sync, Wireless sync (available with dedicated external flash) -
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 640x480
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Optional None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 800 grams (1.76 lbs) 145 grams (0.32 lbs)
Dimensions 131 x 100 x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 93 x 58 x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 80 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.6 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 13.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 1106 not tested
Other
Battery life 720 pictures -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery ID D-LI90 D-LI95
Self timer Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots 2 Single
Cost at launch $829 $0