Canon R50 vs Pentax W60

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Canon R50 and Pentax W60, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Canon and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the R50 (24MP) and W60 (10MP) and the R50 (APS-C) and W60 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The R50 was revealed 13 years later than the W60 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon R50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the R50 grades against the W60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS R50 and Pentax Optio W60. The full galleries are available at Canon R50 Gallery and Pentax W60 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon R50 provides outer measurements of 116mm x 86mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.7") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon R50 and Pentax W60 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the R50 compared to the W60.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the R50 and W60 is 75 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the R50 and W60.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The R50 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Canon R50 will show greater detail because of its extra 14MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more modern R50 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.