Pentax K-50 vs Sony A99 II

Its time to look closer at the Pentax K-50 and Sony A99 II, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the K-50 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the K-50 (APS-C) and A99 II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-50 was brought out 3 years before the A99 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the K-50 scores vs the A99 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-50 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-50 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-50 features outside dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the K-50 versus the A99 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-50 and A99 II is 63 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching specifications. The photograph here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the K-50 and A99 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-50 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A99 II will result in greater detail having its extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older K-50 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.