Canon EOS 90D vs Pentax KP

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS 90D and the Pentax KP, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS 90D was introduced in August 2019 and Pentax KP was introduced in January 2017. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS 90D over Pentax KP.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Pentax KP over Canon EOS 90D.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS 90D and Pentax KP have 3.0" screens with 1,040k dot and 921k dot resolutions respectively. Canon EOS 90D has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Pentax KP has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Canon EOS 90D also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Viewfinder

Cameras have built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinders. They both have 100% coverage and 0.95x magnification.

Canon EOS 90D features a 32.5 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 22.3 x 14.9 mm and a total area of 332.3 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 51,200 in boosted mode. Pentax KP features a 24.32 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.5 x 15.6 mm and a total area of 243.4 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 819,200.

Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

Sensor size chart

	Sensor	Dimensions	Area	Aspect Ratio	Crop Factor
	Medium Format	44 x 33 mm	1452 mm2	4:3	0.79x
	Full Frame	36 x 24 mm	864 mm2	3:2	1x
	APS-H	27 x 18 mm	486 mm2	3:2	1.3x
	APS-C	23.6 x 15.6 mm	368.2 mm2	3:2	1.5x
	APS-C (Canon)	22.3 x 14.9 mm	332.3 mm2	3:2	1.6x
	Micro Four Thirds	17.4 x 13 mm	226.2 mm2	4:3	2x
	1-inch	13.2 x 8.8 mm	116.2 mm2	3:2	2.7x
	1/1.7-inch	7.44 x 5.58 mm	41.5 mm2	4:3	4.7x
	1/2.3-inch	6.17 x 4.55 mm	28.1 mm2	4:3	5.6x

Canon EOS 90D is equipped with DIGIC 8 processor and can take pictures up to 6960 x 4640 resolution. Pentax KP is equipped with PRIME IV processor and can take pictures up to 6016 x 4000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 3072, 3072 x 2048, 1920 x 1280 with 3:2 aspect ratios.

Lens Mount

Canon EOS 90D has Canon EF/EF-S lens mount and Pentax KP has Pentax K_AF2 lens mount. They both have APS-C sensor but because of a small size difference their crop factors (also called lens multiplier) differ from each other. Canon EOS 90D has the crop factor of 1.6x which means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.6. Pentax KP has the crop factor of 1.5x which means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.5.

In-Body Image Stabilization on Pentax KP

Pentax KP has a built-in 5-Axis Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS) with 5 stops of compensation. This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi

Cameras have built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Canon EOS 90D

Canon EOS 90D has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS 90D comes with LP-E6N battery pack with battery life of 1300 shots and Pentax KP comes with D-LI109 battery pack with battery life of 390 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS 90D has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slot. Pentax KP has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot.

Shutter

Canon EOS 90D has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/8000 sec with mechanical shutter on Canon EOS 90D, and up to 1/24000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/6000 sec with mechanical shutter on Pentax KP. Canon EOS 90D can shoot continuously up to 11.0 fps. Pentax KP can shoot continuously up to 7.0 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS 90D has Dual Pixel CMOS AF system with 45 (45 cross-type) focusing points and Pentax KP has 27 (25 cross-type) focusing points. They both have detection range from -3 to +18 EV

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Canon EOS 90D and Pentax KP range from +1 to +20 EV and -3 to +20 EV respectively and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS 90D and exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Pentax KP.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Canon EOS 90D and 6.00 m at ISO 100 on Pentax KP. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Canon EOS 90D and 1/180 sec on Pentax KP.

Canon EOS 90D body has dimensions of 141 x 105 x 77 mm (5.55 x 4.13 x 3.03") and Pentax KP body has dimensions of 132 x 101 x 76 mm (5.2 x 3.98 x 2.99"). Canon EOS 90D weighs 701 g (1.55 lb / 24.73 oz) and Pentax KP weighs 703 g (1.55 lb / 24.80 oz).

Canon EOS 90D

Pentax KP

141 mm

105 mm

132 mm

101 mm

105 mm

101 mm

77 mm

76 mm