Pentax K-50 vs Sony HX400V

Lets look closer at the Pentax K-50 vs Sony HX400V, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-50 (16MP) and the HX400V (20MP) is very well matched but the K-50 (APS-C) and HX400V (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-50 was launched 2 months before the HX400V so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the K-50 scores versus the HX400V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Sony HX400V Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax K-50 offers external measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) and the Sony HX400V has specifications of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax K-50 vs Sony HX400V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the K-50 against the HX400V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-50 and HX400V is 63 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions just by checking specs. The picture here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the K-50 and HX400V.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K-50 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX400V will give more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics more aggressively.