Pentax K-5 II vs Sony S2000

The following is a extensive comparison of the Pentax K-5 II vs Sony S2000, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the K-5 II (16MP) and S2000 (10MP) and the K-5 II (APS-C) and S2000 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The K-5 II was manufactured 3 years after the S2000 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the K-5 II matches up versus the S2000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-5 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 II Gallery & Sony S2000 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and size. The Pentax K-5 II has got external dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Sony S2000 has specifications of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the K-5 II versus the S2000.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the K-5 II and S2000 is 60 and 93 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through specs. The pic underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 II and S2000.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-5 II featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Pentax K-5 II will give you greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more modern K-5 II should have an advantage in sensor tech.