Pentax 645D vs Pentax K110D

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Pentax 645D vs Pentax K110D, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are manufactured by Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the 645D (40MP) and K110D (6MP) and the 645D (Medium format) and K110D (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The 645D was introduced 3 years later than the K110D and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the 645D scores vs the K110D for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax 645D & Pentax K110D. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax 645D Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax 645D has exterior measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") having a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs) whilst the Pentax K110D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the 645D versus the K110D.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the 645D and K110D is 50 and 67 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the 645D and K110D.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 645D with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Pentax 645D will render more detail using its extra 34MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger 645D will have an edge in sensor innovation.