Pentax K-30 vs Sony A850

Let's look a bit more closely at the Pentax K-30 versus Sony A850, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the K-30 (16MP) and A850 (25MP) and the K-30 (APS-C) and A850 (Full frame) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The K-30 was released 2 years later than the A850 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the K-30 matches up against the A850 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-30 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-30 Gallery & Sony A850 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-30 has got outside measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the K-30 vs the A850.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-30 and A850 is 63 and 54 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-30 and A850.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-30 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A850 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The fresher K-30 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.