Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony W830

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony W830, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and the W830 (20MP) is fairly similar but the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-5 IIs was manufactured 7 months earlier than the W830 so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the K-5 IIs matches up against the W830 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-5 IIs & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-5 IIs has physical measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) and the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the K-5 IIs vs the W830.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-5 IIs and W830 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-5 IIs and W830.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-5 IIs because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W830 will offer greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older K-5 IIs is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.