Sony A65 vs Pentax K-500

Pentax K-500 advantages over Sony A65

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Less expensive
  $600 vs $1000 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 4.81 vs 3.95 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• 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.

  K-500 test data on DxO Mark A65 test data on DxO Mark
  1,087 vs 717 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  710 vs 510 shots
  Capture more photos
• More cross-type AF points
  9 vs 3
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Faster shutter
  1/6000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  51200 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility