Pentax Efina vs Sony RX100

Lets look a bit more closely at the Pentax Efina vs Sony RX100, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the Efina (14MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the Efina (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The Efina was launched 10 months later than the RX100 so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the Efina grades vs the RX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Efina & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax Efina Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax Efina offers outer measurements 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 RX100 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the Efina versus the RX100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Efina and RX100 is 97 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The visual here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the Efina and RX100.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Efina due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The newer Efina provides a benefit in sensor technology.