Pentax Efina vs Sony RX100 II

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Pentax Efina and Sony RX100 II, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the Efina (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the Efina (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Efina was launched very close to the RX100 II and they are of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the Efina scores against the RX100 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and size. The Pentax Efina has exterior dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs) while the Sony RX100 II has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the Efina vs the RX100 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Efina and RX100 II is 97 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading through specs. The picture underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Efina and RX100 II.

All in all, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Efina because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 II will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively.