Nikon S4000 vs Pentax K-1

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Nikon S4000 versus Pentax K-1, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Nikon and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the S4000 (12MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the S4000 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The S4000 was announced 7 years before the K-1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon S4000 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the S4000 grades vs the K-1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S4000 & Pentax K-1. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon S4000 Gallery & Pentax K-1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S4000 features outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the S4000 vs the K-1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the S4000 and K-1 is 96 and 55 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by seeing specifications. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S4000 and K-1.

To sum up, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S4000 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-1 will show greater detail with its extra 24MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older S4000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.