Pentax K-3 II vs Sony QX10

Following is a in-depth overview of the Pentax K-3 II and Sony QX10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Lens-style by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and QX10 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-3 II was introduced 20 months after the QX10 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the K-3 II scores against the QX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-3 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The whole galleries are available at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-3 II provides physical measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony QX10 has specifications of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the K-3 II versus the QX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-3 II and QX10 is 59 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to envision the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing specs. The picture here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the K-3 II and QX10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K-3 II with its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh easier and the Pentax K-3 II will result in more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics far more aggressively. The more modern K-3 II is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.