Pentax K20D vs Sony DSLR-A230

Pentax K20D advantages over Sony DSLR-A230

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Fast startup
  ~0.40 vs 0.6 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  K20D test data on DxO Mark DSLR-A230 test data on DxO Mark
  639 vs 531 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• More cross-type AF points
  9 vs 1
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Pentaprism viewfinder
  Pentaprism vs Pentamirror
  Much better viewfinder picture fidelity
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.63x vs 0.55x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  14.6 vs 10.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Faster JPEG shooting
  2.8 fps vs 2.4 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  38 vs 21 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility