Pentax K-30 vs Pentax W60

Below is a detailed comparison of the Pentax K-30 and Pentax W60, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Pentax. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-30 (16MP) and W60 (10MP) and the K-30 (APS-C) and W60 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The K-30 was manufactured 3 years later than the W60 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the K-30 grades versus the W60 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-30 and Pentax Optio W60. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-30 Gallery and Pentax W60 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-30 enjoys exterior dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Pentax W60 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-30 and Pentax W60 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the K-30 vs the W60.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-30 and W60 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The graphic underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the K-30 and W60.

Plainly, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-30 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Pentax K-30 will give you extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern K-30 provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.