Pentax K-3 II vs Sony W650

Lets look a little more closely at the Pentax K-3 II versus Sony W650, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and W650 (16MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and W650 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-3 II was revealed 3 years later than the W650 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the K-3 II grades vs the W650 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-3 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The full galleries are available at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax K-3 II enjoys outside measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the K-3 II compared to the W650.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the K-3 II and W650 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The graphic below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-3 II and W650.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-3 II using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-3 II will offer more detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher K-3 II is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.