Pentax E85 vs Sony A65

Lets look much closer at the Pentax E85 versus Sony A65, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E85 (12MP) and A65 (24MP) and the E85 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The E85 was announced 3 years earlier than the A65 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E85 scores versus the A65 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio E85 & Sony SLT-A65. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax E85 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Pentax E85 has external measurements of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony A65 has measurements of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the E85 versus the A65.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E85 and A65 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading specifications. The pic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E85 and A65.

To sum up, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E85 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A65 will offer you more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E85 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.