Pentax K-1 vs Sony A200

Below, we will be comparing the Pentax K-1 and Sony A200, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the K-1 (36MP) and A200 (10MP) and the K-1 (Full frame) and A200 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizes.

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The K-1 was launched 7 years later than the A200 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the K-1 scores versus the A200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-1 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-1 Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K-1 enjoys outside measurements of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) while the Sony A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the K-1 versus the A200.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the K-1 and A200 is 55 and 66 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-1 and A200.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-1 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 26MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more recent K-1 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.