Pentax K-50 vs Sony WX150

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Pentax K-50 and Sony WX150, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-50 (16MP) and the WX150 (18MP) is very close but the K-50 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The K-50 was launched 22 months later than the WX150 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the K-50 grades against the WX150 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-50 enjoys outside dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Compare the Pentax K-50 and Sony WX150 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the K-50 against the WX150.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-50 and WX150 is 63 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The graphic here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-50 and WX150.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-50 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX150 will render extra detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer K-50 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.