Pentax K-3 vs Sony WX10

Lets look a bit more closely at the Pentax K-3 vs Sony WX10, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the K-3 (24MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the K-3 (APS-C) and WX10 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The K-3 was revealed 3 years later than the WX10 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the K-3 scores vs the WX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The full galleries are available at Pentax K-3 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-3 has got physical dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Sony WX10 has measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K-3 vs Sony WX10 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the K-3 against the WX10.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the K-3 and WX10 is 59 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by going over specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the K-3 and WX10.

Plainly, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-3 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-3 will offer you more detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The newer K-3 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.