Pentax K-1 vs Sony W650

Let's look much closer at the Pentax K-1 and Sony W650, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the K-1 (36MP) and W650 (16MP) and the K-1 (Full frame) and W650 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The K-1 was unveiled 4 years after the W650 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the K-1 scores versus the W650 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K-1 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-1 features physical dimensions 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 W650 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K-1 and Sony W650 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the K-1 compared to the W650.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-1 and W650 is 55 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions just by viewing technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-1 and W650.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K-1 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-1 will render more detail having an extra 20MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern K-1 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.