Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Canon T6s has external dimensions of 132 x 101 x 78 mm (5.2 x 3.98 x 3.07″) and weighs 565 g (1.25 lb / 19.93 oz) (including batteries). Pentax K-70 has external dimensions of 126 x 93 x 74 mm (4.94 x 3.66 x 2.91″) and weighs 688 g (1.52 lb / 24.27 oz) (including batteries).
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70. Pentax K-70 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 6mm narrower, 8mm shorter and 4mm thinner than Canon T6s.
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Comparison image of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View
Here is the back view size comparison of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70.
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Comparison image of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 Size and Weight - Back View
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70.
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Top View Comparison image of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 Size
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Canon T6s is significantly lighter (123g ) than the Pentax K-70 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since both Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 have the same APS-C sized sensor, their lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will be similar in size and weight.
Weight Comparison
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Thickness Comparison
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Weather Sealing
Thanks to the weather sealed body of K-70, you can use this camera with more confidence under conditions where there is risk of exposure to water and dust compared to T6s.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Canon T6s and Pentax K-70's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".
Both cameras feature
Fully Articulating screens where you can change the angle of the screen to make it easier to shoot from waist or over the head levels. Fully articulating screens are also useful for taking Selfie shots and video.
Both Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 have APS-C sized 24.0 MP resolution sensors so sensor size and resolution is not a differentiator between these two cameras.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Pentax K-70's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the T6s and K-70 sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 Cameras
As seen above, Pentax K-70 has a 1.1x Larger sensor area than Canon T6s. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Canon T6s has an advantage over Pentax K-70. There are 326 lenses for Canon T6s's Canon EF/EF-S mount, on the other hand there are only 151 lenses for Pentax K-70's Pentax KAF2 lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Pentax K-70 has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. T6s's built-in Image stabilization system is effective to compnesate vibration up to 4.5-stops according to CIPA standards.112 lenses for Canon EF/EF-S mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
| Lens Type |
# of Canon T6s Lenses |
# of Pentax K-70 Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
40 |
22 |
| Standard Prime |
19 |
20 |
| Wideangle Zoom |
37 |
12 |
| Wideangle Prime |
49 |
24 |
| Telephoto Zoom |
58 |
21 |
| Telephoto Prime |
43 |
12 |
| SuperZoom |
28 |
15 |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
7 |
3 |
| Macro Prime |
28 |
14 |
| Perspective Control Prime |
16 |
8 |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
1 |
n/a |
| TOTAL |
326 |
151 |
Now let's compare some sample lenses from each mount with typical Focal ranges for Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 to see how these lenses compares:
Fast Standard Zoom Lenses
Fast Tele Zoom Equivalent Lenses
Fast Normal Prime Equivalent Lenses
Fast Wideangle Zoom Equivalent Lenses
24-105mm f4 Equivalent Lenses
Super-Tele Zoom Equivalent Lenses
In this section, we rank and compare Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Canon T6s for Portrait Photography
Pentax K-70 for Portrait Photography
Large APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Image Stabilization
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details
Canon T6s for Street Photography
Pentax K-70 for Street Photography
Large APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Large Body
Read the details
Canon T6s for Sports Photography
Pentax K-70 for Sports Photography
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Anti Flicker feature
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
19 Cross Type Focus sensors
19 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Continuous Shooting: 5.0fps
No Image Stabilization
Environmental Sealings
Read the details
Image Stabilization
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/6000s
9 Cross Type Focus sensors
11 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
Average Continuous Shooting: 6.0fps
Read the details
Canon T6s for Daily Photography
Pentax K-70 for Daily Photography
Large APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) sensor
Anti Flicker feature
Large Body
565g
Body Thickness 78mm
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Large Body
688g
Body Thickness 74mm
Read the details
Canon T6s for Landscape Photography
Pentax K-70 for Landscape Photography
Large APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Live-view
No Environmental Sealings
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Canon T6s and Pentax K-70, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Canon T6s and Pentax K-70 scores compare:
Canon T6s
Ranked
#16 out of 78 in Compact SLR cameras
Ranked
#163 out of 1218 in all Cameras
Pentax K-70
Ranked
#2 out of 78 in Compact SLR cameras
Ranked
#81 out of 1218 in all Cameras
Pentax K-70 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Canon T6s in all criteria except one: Portability.
If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Canon T6s. Otherwise, Pentax K-70 is the better camera overall.
| General |
Canon EOS Rebel T6s |
Pentax K-70 |
| Brand |
Canon |
Pentax |
| Announced |
2015-02-06 |
2016-06-08 |
| Body Type |
Compact SLR |
Compact SLR |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
APS-C |
APS-C |
| Dimensions |
22.3 x 14.9 mm |
23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| Area |
332.27mm2 |
366.60mm2 |
| Megapixels |
24 megapixels |
24 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
6000 x 4000 |
6000 x 4000 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
12,800 ISO |
102,400 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
25600 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| RAW Support |
|
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
|
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| AF Continuous |
|
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| AF Single |
|
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| AF Tracking |
|
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| AF Selective |
|
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| AF Center |
|
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| AF Multi Area |
|
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| AF Live View |
|
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| AF Face Detection |
|
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| AF Contrast Detection |
|
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| AF Phase Detection |
|
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| Number of Focus Points |
19 |
11 |
Lens |
|
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| Manual Focus |
|
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| Lens Mount |
Canon EF/EF-S |
Pentax KAF2 |
| Number of Available Lenses |
326 |
151 |
Screen |
|
|
| Type |
Fully Articulated |
Fully Articulated |
| Size |
3" |
3" |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
921k dots |
| Touch Screen |
|
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Viewfinder |
|
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| Viewfinder |
Optical (pentamirror) |
Optical (pentaprism) |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
95% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.51x |
0.63x |
Photography Features |
|
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| Max Mechanical Shutter |
1/4000s |
1/6000s |
| Shutter Priority |
|
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| Aperture Priority |
|
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
|
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| Custom White Balance |
|
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| Image Stabilization |
No |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
|
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| Flash Range |
12.00 m (at ISO 100) |
12.00 m (at ISO 100) |
| Max Flash Sync |
1/200s |
n/a |
| External Flash |
|
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| Continuous Shooting |
5.0 fps |
6.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
|
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| Average |
|
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| Spot |
|
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| Partial |
|
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| AF-Area |
|
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| Center Weighted |
|
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| AE Bracketing |
|
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| WB Bracketing |
|
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Video Features |
|
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Microphone Port |
|
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| Headphone Port |
|
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Connectivity |
|
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
|
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Physical |
|
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| Environmental Sealing |
|
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| Weight |
565g |
688g |
| Dimensions |
132 x 101 x 78mm |
126 x 93 x 74mm |
| Battery Life |
440 shots |
410 shots |
Other Features |
|
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| Timelapse Recording |
|
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| GPS |
Optional |
Optional |
DxO Sensor Scores |
|
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| DxO Overall Score |
70 |
not tested |
| DxO Color Depth |
22.6 |
not tested |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
12.0 |
not tested |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
915 |
not tested |
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