Pentax Efina vs Sony A500

Let's look more in depth at the Pentax Efina vs Sony A500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The image resolution of the Efina (14MP) and the A500 (12MP) is very close but the Efina (1/2.3") and A500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The Efina was brought out 3 years later than the A500 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the Efina scores vs the A500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Efina & Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The entire galleries are available at Pentax Efina Gallery & Sony A500 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Pentax Efina comes with outside dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs) and the Sony A500 has proportions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the Efina compared to the A500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the Efina and A500 is 97 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Efina and A500.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Efina because of its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh more challenging and the Pentax Efina will result in more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The newer Efina is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.