Pentax K-3 vs Sony HX200V

Below is a detailed review of the Pentax K-3 vs Sony HX200V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the K-3 (24MP) and HX200V (18MP) and the K-3 (APS-C) and HX200V (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The K-3 was manufactured 24 months later than the HX200V which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the K-3 grades versus the HX200V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K-3 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K-3 offers outer 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) while the Sony HX200V has sizing of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the K-3 compared to the HX200V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-3 and HX200V is 59 and 66 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the K-3 and HX200V.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-3 will provide extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The younger K-3 provides an advantage in sensor tech.