Canon A4000 IS vs Pentax K-3 II

Below, we will be evaluating the Canon A4000 IS versus Pentax K-3 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Canon and Pentax. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the A4000 IS (16MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the A4000 IS (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The A4000 IS was launched 4 years before the K-3 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Canon A4000 IS being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the A4000 IS scores versus the K-3 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A4000 IS and Pentax K-3 II. The complete galleries are available at Canon A4000 IS Gallery and Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon A4000 IS enjoys external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Pentax K-3 II has sizing of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the A4000 IS versus the K-3 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A4000 IS and K-3 II is 95 and 59 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The visual here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A4000 IS and K-3 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A4000 IS because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-3 II will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older A4000 IS will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.