Pentax Efina vs Sony HX100V

Its time to examine more in depth at the Pentax Efina versus Sony HX100V, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Sony. The image resolution of the Efina (14MP) and the HX100V (16MP) is very close and they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The Efina was announced 20 months later than the HX100V making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the Efina scores against the HX100V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Efina and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The whole galleries are available at Pentax Efina Gallery and Sony HX100V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and volume. The Pentax Efina enjoys external dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs) and the Sony HX100V has sizing of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the Efina against the HX100V.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the Efina and HX100V is 97 and 66 respectively.

Often, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Efina and HX100V.

All in all, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You should expect to see the Sony HX100V to result in more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer Efina provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.