Pentax K-30 vs Sony S950

Below, we are evaluating the Pentax K-30 and Sony S950, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the K-30 (16MP) and S950 (10MP) and the K-30 (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The K-30 was launched 3 years after the S950 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the K-30 grades versus the S950 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-30 Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Pentax K-30 has exterior dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) and the Sony S950 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the K-30 versus the S950.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the K-30 and S950 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading technical specs. The picture here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-30 and S950.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K-30 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-30 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The newer K-30 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.