Sony DSLR-A350 vs Pentax K-7

Pentax K-7 advantages over Sony DSLR-A350

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Fast startup
  ~0.60 vs 1.0 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• 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
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  921k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.61x vs 0.49x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Faster JPEG shooting
  5.2 fps vs 2.4 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  20 vs 3 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility