| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Ricoh |
| Model | ILCA 68K 24.2MP DSLR Camera | Pentax K-50 16MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCA 68K | Pentax K-50 |
| Model Number | ILCA-68K | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | With 18-55 Mm Lens | Body With Da 18-135 Mm Wr Lens |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 104.2 x 142.6 x 82.8 mm | 13 x 7.11 x 9.7 cm |
| Weight | 675 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Auto Switching of Resolution, CEC Compatible | - |
| Series | - | Pentax |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body+18-135mm |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 25600 | ISO 100 - 51200 |
| Other Sensor Features | Exmor CMOS Metering Sensor | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8 bits / Channel JPG, 12 bits / Channel RAW, Dust Removal Sensor Movement with SP Coating on Low Pass Filter, Pixel Mapping |
| Maximum ISO | - | 51200 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount Lens | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Compatibility Sony A-mount Lenses and Operation with Minolta / Konica Minolta Lenses, Smart Zoom Still Image M 1.4x, S 2x, Digital Zoom Still Image L 4x, M 5.7x, S 8x, Digital Zoom Movie 4x, Clear Image Zoom Still / Movie 2x, Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion | Usable Lenses Pentax KAF 3, KAF 2, KAF and KA K Mount, 35 mm Screwmount, 645 / 67 Med Format Lenses Usable with Adapter and / or Restrictions, SDM Function |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.88x 35 mm Camera Equivalent 0.57x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | -2.5 to +1.5 m |
| Other Viewfinder Features | 1 cm 0.39 Type Electronic Viewfinder, Smart Viewfinder with Bright and High Contrast OLED Tru-Finder with 100% Frame Coverage, Eye Point 26.5 mm from the Eyepiece Lens, 23 mm from the Eyepiece Frame at -1 -1 CIPA Standard, Number of Dots 1,440,000 dots, Brightness Control Viewfinder Auto / Manual 5 Steps between -2 and +2, Color Temperature Control Manual 5 Steps, Viewfinder Display Graphic Display, Display All Information, No Display Information, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off | Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A Selectable | AF.A Auto, AF.S Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF.C Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable, Manual |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 79 Points 15 Points Cross Type with Center F2.8 Sensor | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi Segment, Spot, Center-weighted | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Color Filter G7 to M7, A7 to B7, Custom 1 / 2 / 3, Custom Set | Type Image Sensor Detection with Light Wavelength Sensor Detection, Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual Mode S 3 Manual Settings can be Configured and Saved, Kelvin Color Temperatures can be Selected, WB Settings can be Copied from a Captured Image, WB Fine Adjustment +/- 7 Steps A-b Axis or G-m Axis |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Type TTL Phase-detection AF, Focus Sensor CCD Line Sensors, Focus Sensitivity Range EV -2 to 18 At ISO 100 Equivalent, Focus Area Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Predictive Control AF-A, AF-C, Focus Lock, AF On, AF Illuminator Built-in, Auto Pop-up, AF Illuminator Range 1 m - 5 m | Focus Point Adjustment Auto 11 Point, Auto 5 Point, User-selectable Expanded Area AF, Center, AF Assist Via Dedicated LED AF Assist Lamp, Focus Peaking |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | - |
| Exposure Compensation | -/+ 5.0 EV 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps Selectable | -5 - 5 EV 1/3 and 1/2 Steps |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | - | Highlight, Shadow |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Electronically Controlled, Vertical-run, Focal Plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 - 30 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Other Shutter Features | Still Images 1/4000 to 30 sec/Bulb, Movies 1/4000 to 1/4 1/3 Step, Upto 1/60 in Auto Mode Upto 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter Mode, Electronic Front Shutter Curtain Yes On / Off | - |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Rear Sync, Wireless, High Speed Sync | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV Switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV Steps | - |
| Other Flash Features | Flash Control ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual Flash, External Flash Compatibility Sony Alpha System Flash Compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, Attach the Shoe Adaptor ADP-MAA for Flash Compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe, FE Level Lock, Flash Type Built-in, Auto Pop-up | Flash Exposure Compensation - 2 to + 1 EV 1/3 Steps, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket at 1/180 sec |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Extra Fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | JPG EXIF 2.3, RAW DNG, DCF 2.0 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.5 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Still Image Size | - | 4928 x 3264 16 M, 4224 x 2816 12 M, 3456 x 2304 8 M, 2688 x 1792 5 M |
| Picture Angle | - | 28 mm wide angle |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| Other Display Features | Tiltable LCD Screen, Tilt Angle Up by 135°, Down by 55°, LCD Display Graphic Display, Display All Information, No Display Information, Histogram, Shooting Information for Viewfinder Mode, Real-time Image Adjustment Display LCD On / Off, Focus Magnifier 6.8x, 13.6x, Zebra, Peaking MF Yes Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Quick Navi | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | No |
| USB | - | 2 |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Other Storage Features | - | Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | Built-in monaural |
| Speaker | Built-in Monaural Speaker, Volume Settings in 16 Steps between 0 and 15 | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Format | XAVC S, AVCHD Format Version 2.0 Compatible, MP4 | - |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output Format NTSC, PAL, USB Connection MSC / PTP |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR JPG, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf and Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum |
| Shooting Modes | - | Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, PASMB P, A, S, M, B Extended Modes Sv, TAv, Continuous Hi 6.0 fps 30 JPG, 8 RAW, Continuous Lo 3.0 fps Unlimited JPG, 10 RAW, Multi-exposure 2 - 9 Shots, Interval 999 Shots, 3 sec to 24 hrs Interval, Auto Picture Modes Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest |