Pentax K-3 II vs Sony TX66

Let's take a more detailed look at the Pentax K-3 II versus Sony TX66, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and TX66 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-3 II was manufactured 3 years after the TX66 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the K-3 II matches up versus the TX66 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-3 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Sony TX66 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K-3 II provides external dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony TX66 has sizing of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") along with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the K-3 II versus the TX66.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-3 II and TX66 is 59 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specs. The picture here should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-3 II and TX66.

All in all, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K-3 II because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax K-3 II will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The younger K-3 II is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.