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Sony Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera vs Ricoh Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera	Ricoh Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	23.35 MP
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Display Type	-	TFT LCD
general
Brand	Sony	Ricoh
Model	Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera	Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A5000	Pentax K-3 II
Color	Black	Black
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	23.35 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	11 x 3.61 x 6.3 cm	10 x 7.2 x 4.8 inch
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	10 to 40
Model Number	-	K-3 II
Series	-	Pentax
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Lens Attachment	-	Body Only
Ports	-	DC in, Cable Switch, X-sync Socket, Video Out HD via HDMI, 3.5 mm Stereo Microphone
sensor features
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
Maximum FPS	3.5	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor APS HD CMOS	-
Sensor Size	-	36 x 24 mm
Maximum ISO	-	51200 ISO
Other Sensor Features	-	CMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, Real Time Scene Analysis with 8600 Pixel Sensor
lens features
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Aperture Range	F3.5 - F5.6	-
Manual Focus	Yes	-
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	Primary color filter
Lens Type	-	Pentax KAF2 Bayonet Stainless Steel Mount
Dust Reduction	-	Yes
focus features
Focus Mode	Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus	AF Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable Manual
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
White Balancing	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom	White Balance Auto WB, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE
Other Focus Features	Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF	Focus Point Adjustment Spot, Select, Expanded Area S, M, L, Zone Select, Auto 27 AF Points
Focus Points	-	SAFOX 11 TTL Phase-matching - 27 Point 25 Cross Type Focus Points in the Center
exposure features
Exposure Compensation	Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps	1/3, 1/2 EV Steps +/- 5 EV
Other Exposure Features	Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Exposure Control Metering System Type 1200-zone Evaluative Metering	Multi-exposure Composite Mode Additive / Average / Bright Number of Shots 2 to 2000 Images, Interval 2000 Shots, 2 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay Available
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	-	Yes
Spot Meter	-	Yes
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane Shutter
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps	Continuous fps Continuous H 8.3 fps 60 JPG, 23 RAW, Continuous M 4.5 fps 100 JPG, 32 RAW, Continuous L 3.0 fps 200 JPG, 52 RAW
Shutter Speed	-	1/8000 - 30 sec 1/3 or 1/2 Steps, Bulb
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync	Auto, On, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync, High-speed sync, Wireless, Manual
Flash Compensation	1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV	1/2 Steps in -2 to 1 EV
Other Flash Features	Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec	Type Retractable P-TTL Pop-up Flash, Guide number 13 m ISO 100, Coverage 28 mm Wide-angle Equivalent 35 mm, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket, Synchronization Speed 1/180 sec
External Flash	-	Yes
image features
Image Format	RAW , RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard	RAW PEF, DNG, JPG EXIF 2.30, DCF 2.0 Compliant
Gross Pixel	20.4 MP	24.71 MP
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	Yes
Still Image Size	L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M	Still JPEG L 6016 x 4000 24 M, M 4608 x 3072 14 M, S 4608 x 3072 6 M, XS 1920 x 1280 2 M, RAW L 6016 x 4000 24 M
Image Stabilizer	-	Yes
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
HDR Support	-	Yes
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
LCD Display Image Resolution	460800 dots	1037000 dots
Other Display Features	Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow	Type TFT Color LCD with Brightness / Saturation / Color Adjustment AR Coating and Air-gapless Glass, Wide-angle Viewable Yes, Digital Filters Capture Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Data Record Folder Name Standard, Date, File Name Standard, Customizable, Embed Copyright, Playback Modes Mode Selection Single Frame, Multi-image Display 6, 12, 20, 35, 80 Segmentation, Display Magnification Upto 16, 100% Display and Quick Magnification Available, Rotating, Histogram Y Histogram, RGB Histogram, Bright Area Warning, Auto Image Rotation, Detailed Info, Copyright Information Photographer, Copyright Holder, Folder Display, Calendar Filmstrip Display, Slide Show Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie, Magnification Upto 16X, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters Playback Base Parameter Adj, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Tone Expansion, Sketch, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim
Display Type	-	TFT LCD
Display Resolution	-	1,037,000 dots
LCD Display	-	TFT LCD
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	No
Wireless Connectivity	Yes	-
HDMI	-	Yes
USB	-	Yes
storage and power features
Upgradable Memory	Yes	Yes
Card Type	Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo, Memory Stick XC HG Duo, SD / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC UHS-I Compliant	SD / SDHC / SDXC / EyeFi / FLU
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Other Storage Features	PC Interface Mass Storage	-
Battery Life	-	720 hours
audio and video features
Microphone	Built-in Microphone Stereo	Stereo
Speaker	Built-in, Monaural	-
Video Format	JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4	Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, MOV - JPEG AVI for Internal Movie Record
Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
Video Quality	-	Full HD
Audio Video Interface	-	Video Output NTSC, PAL
Frame Rates in Video Modes	-	30fps
modes and functions features
Shooting Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket	Capture Modes Mode Selection Green, Hyper Program P, Sensitivity Priority Sv, Shutter Priority Tv, Aperture Priority Av, Shutter and Aperture Priority TAv, Metered Manual, Bulb, X-speed, USER 5 Presets, Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Exposure Bracket Value Adjustable, Automatic Composition Correction Function - All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast, Sharpness Regular and Fine Adjustment Scales, Monochrome Mode Includes Adjustments for Filter Effects Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Infrared, Toning Sepia, Warm, Cool, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness Regular, Fine, Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales
Scene Modes	Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur	-
HD Support	-	Yes
Drive Modes	-	Mode Selection - Single, Continuous H, M, L, Self-timer 12 sec, 2 sec, Remote 0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous, Exp Bracketing Standard, Timer, Remote, Mirror up Standard, Remote, HDR Capture 3 Shots at 1 EV, 2 EV or 3 EV, 3 Blend Settings Plus Auto, Pixel Alignment
viewfinder features
View Finder	-	Yes
View Finder Type	-	Pentaprism Finder
Viewfinder Coverage	-	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	-	0.92x with 50 mm F1.4 at Infinity
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-	Diopter Adjustment -2.5 to +1.5 m
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital, Pentaprism Optical Viewfinder for 100% FOV and 0.95 Magnification

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