Pentax K-3 vs Sony WX30

On this page, we will be looking at the Pentax K-3 versus Sony WX30, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the K-3 (24MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the K-3 (APS-C) and WX30 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The K-3 was released 2 years later than the WX30 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a simple overview of how the K-3 matches up versus the WX30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-3 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-3 has got physical 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 WX30 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the K-3 and the WX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K-3 and WX30 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the K-3 and WX30.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The K-3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax K-3 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern K-3 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.