Pentax K-3 vs Sony W610

Lets look a little more in depth at the Pentax K-3 and Sony W610, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the K-3 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the K-3 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The K-3 was unveiled 2 years later than the W610 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the K-3 matches up vs the W610 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax K-3 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-3 offers external 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) whilst the Sony W610 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the K-3 and the W610.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-3 and W610 is 59 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing specifications. The photograph below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the K-3 and W610.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The K-3 having a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-3 will provide more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger K-3 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.