Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 vs Pentax Optio E70

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and the Pentax Optio E70, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 was introduced in June 2008 and Pentax Optio E70 was introduced in January 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 over Pentax Optio E70.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Pentax Optio E70 over Sony Alpha DSLR-A350.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 has a 2.7" Tilting screen with 230k dot resolution and Pentax Optio E70 has a 2.40" Fixed screen with 112k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting.

Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Sony Alpha DSLR-A350

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.74x (0.49x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Pentax Optio E70.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 features a 14.2 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.8 mm and a total area of 372.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200. Pentax Optio E70 features a 10 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 64 - 6,400.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 can take pictures up to 4592 x 3056 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4592 x 2576, 3408 x 2272, 3408 x 1920, 2288 x 1520, 2288 x 1280 with 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Pentax Optio E70 can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2052, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

In-Body Image Stabilization on Sony Alpha DSLR-A350

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 has a built-in Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS). This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

USB Inputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer.

Battery

Pentax Optio E70 comes with 2 x AA battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 has a single card slot. Pentax Optio E70 has a single SD/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 has Electronically controlled Vertical-traverse Focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Sony Alpha DSLR-A350, and up to 1/2000 sec on Pentax Optio E70. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and 3.50 m on Pentax Optio E70. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe..

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 body has dimensions of 131 x 99 x 75 mm (5.16 x 3.9 x 2.95") and Pentax Optio E70 body has dimensions of 94 x 61 x 26 mm (3.7 x 2.4 x 1.02"). Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 weighs 674 g (1.49 lb / 23.77 oz) and Pentax Optio E70 weighs 175 g (0.39 lb / 6.17 oz).

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350

Pentax Optio E70

131 mm

99 mm

94 mm

61 mm

99 mm

61 mm