Pentax K-1 vs Sony W350

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Pentax K-1 versus Sony W350, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the K-1 (36MP) and W350 (14MP) and the K-1 (Full frame) and W350 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The K-1 was brought out 6 years after the W350 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the K-1 grades versus the W350 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-1 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and size. The Pentax K-1 has external dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) and the Sony W350 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the K-1 compared to the W350.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-1 and W350 is 55 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by researching technical specs. The image here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-1 and W350.

As you have seen, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Pentax K-1 will result in more detail having its extra 22MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger K-1 provides a benefit in sensor technology.