Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony T110

Lets look a little more in depth at the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony T110, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and the T110 (16MP) is very comparable but the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and T110 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-5 IIs was introduced 2 years later than the T110 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T110 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the K-5 IIs scores vs the T110 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T110. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery and Sony T110 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-5 IIs offers external dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) whilst the Sony T110 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

See the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony T110 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the K-5 IIs versus the T110.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 IIs and T110 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to envision the gap in sensor sizing just by going through specs. The visual below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 IIs and T110.

All in all, both of those cameras feature the identical resolution but not the same sensor sizing. The K-5 IIs has the larger sensor which will make achieving shallower depth of field easier. The more modern K-5 IIs is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.