Pentax K-5 II vs Sigma DP3 Merrill

Below, we are analyzing the Pentax K-5 II and Sigma DP3 Merrill, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sigma. The image resolution of the K-5 II (16MP) and the DP3 Merrill (15MP) is very close and they feature the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The K-5 II was brought out 5 months after the DP3 Merrill so they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sigma DP3 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the K-5 II scores vs the DP3 Merrill in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-5 II & Sigma DP3 Merrill. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-5 II Gallery & Sigma DP3 Merrill Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-5 II has outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Sigma DP3 Merrill has dimensions of 122mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.3") with a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the K-5 II versus the DP3 Merrill.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 II and DP3 Merrill is 60 and 83 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing specifications. The pic below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-5 II and DP3 Merrill.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Pentax K-5 II to render greater detail having its extra 1MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively.