Pentax 645D vs Sony W810

Let's look more closely at the Pentax 645D versus Sony W810, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the 645D (40MP) and W810 (20MP) and the 645D (Medium format) and W810 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The 645D was released 4 years before the W810 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 645D scores versus the W810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax 645D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax 645D Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax 645D has outside dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") along with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check out the Pentax 645D versus Sony W810 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the 645D vs the W810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 645D and W810 is 50 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by reading a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 645D and W810.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 645D due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax 645D will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 20MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots more aggressively. The older 645D is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.