Pentax K-3 II vs Sony S2100

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Pentax K-3 II versus Sony S2100, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and S2100 (12MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and S2100 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The K-3 II was released 5 years later than the S2100 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S2100 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the K-3 II scores vs the S2100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-3 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Sony S2100 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-3 II provides outside measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Sony S2100 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Examine the Pentax K-3 II versus Sony S2100 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the K-3 II vs the S2100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the K-3 II and S2100 is 59 and 93 respectively.

Usually, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the K-3 II and S2100.

Clearly, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-3 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax K-3 II will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent K-3 II provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.