Pentax K-1 II vs Sony W830

Lets look closer at the Pentax K-1 II versus Sony W830, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the K-1 II (36MP) and W830 (20MP) and the K-1 II (Full frame) and W830 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The K-1 II was manufactured 4 years later than the W830 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the K-1 II matches up vs the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-1 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K-1 II Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-1 II offers physical dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-1 II versus Sony W830 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the K-1 II versus the W830.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-1 II and W830 is 55 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through specifications. The photograph below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-1 II and W830.

To sum up, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-1 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Pentax K-1 II will provide more detail due to its extra 16MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The newer K-1 II provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.