Pentax Efina vs Sony HX50V

Here is a detailed comparison of the Pentax Efina versus Sony HX50V, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the Efina (14MP) and HX50V (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Efina was manufactured 2 months later than the HX50V so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX50V being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the Efina scores versus the HX50V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Efina & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax Efina Gallery & Sony HX50V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax Efina has got external measurements of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs) while the Sony HX50V has dimensions of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the Efina vs the HX50V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Efina and HX50V is 97 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing simply by checking out specs. The visual underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the Efina and HX50V.

All in all, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony HX50V to provide more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively.