Pentax Efina vs Sony NEX-5N

Lets look more closely at the Pentax Efina vs Sony NEX-5N, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Efina (14MP) and the NEX-5N (16MP) is relatively close but the Efina (1/2.3") and NEX-5N (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The Efina was introduced 21 months after the NEX-5N which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-5N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Efina grades against the NEX-5N in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Efina and Sony Alpha NEX-5N. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax Efina Gallery and Sony NEX-5N Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax Efina has got physical measurements of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5N has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the Efina and the NEX-5N.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Efina and NEX-5N is 97 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by viewing a spec sheet. The image below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Efina and NEX-5N.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Efina with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony NEX-5N will result in more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent Efina provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.