Nikon D40 vs Pentax Q10

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Nikon D40 vs Pentax Q10, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the D40 (6MP) and Q10 (12MP) and the D40 (APS-C) and Q10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The D40 was unveiled 6 years earlier than the Q10 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Nikon D40 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax Q10 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the D40 matches up versus the Q10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D40 and Pentax Q10. The full galleries are available at Nikon D40 Gallery and Pentax Q10 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D40 has got external measurements of 124mm x 94mm x 64mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.5") and a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs) whilst the Pentax Q10 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Analyze the Nikon D40 vs Pentax Q10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the D40 and the Q10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D40 and Q10 is 71 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes simply by looking through specs. The picture below should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the D40 and Q10.

All in all, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D40 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax Q10 will result in more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged D40 will be behind in sensor innovation.