Pentax K-50 vs Sony A77

Below, we will be looking at the Pentax K-50 versus Sony A77, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the K-50 (16MP) and A77 (24MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The K-50 was brought out 2 years later than the A77 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the K-50 matches up vs the A77 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-50 & Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-50 offers outer dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the K-50 against the A77.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-50 and A77 is 63 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The photograph here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the K-50 and A77.

All in all, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony A77 to result in extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent K-50 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.