Pentax K10D vs Sony Alpha A100

Battle of the stabilized 10 megapixels DSLR cameras!

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To summarize, here are the relative advantages of each camera over the other. It is not the number of advantages that counts, but which ones are relevant and their relative importance to your photography. Working in RAW over JPEG, for example, greatly affects the importance of several points listed below. When choosing between these excellent cameras, keep in mind that it is your photography that decides which is best.

Finally, you should always judge image quality by your own standards. Click on the scaled image of any of our samples to see the unmodified full-resolution image, but keep in mind that results will vary according to the lens in use.

Sony Alpha 100 and Pentax K10D
Sony Alpha A100
  • Greater sharpness
  • Better automatic white-balance
  • Superior image stabilization
  • Easier to use with gloves
  • More usable status screen
  • Eye-start sensor efficiently controls status display
  • Keyed ISO settings help with high-contrast subjects
  • DRO optimizes image tonality directly in-camera
  • Wider range of image parameters, although with larger increments
  • Customizable EC and AEL behavior
  • Eye-start auto focus
  • More lenses currently in production
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Pentax K10D
  • Lower image noise
  • More image details
  • Better color accuracy
  • White-balance preview
  • Greater accessibility of features
  • Larger and brighter viewfinder
  • Top-mounted status screen
  • Unique exposure modes
  • Customizable Auto-ISO and Program line
  • Finer control of image parameters including white-balance
  • Weather sealing with applicable lenses when they become available
  • In-camera RAW development
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