Pentax K-50 vs Sony WX350

Let's look more closely at the Pentax K-50 vs Sony WX350, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. The image resolution of the K-50 (16MP) and the WX350 (18MP) is fairly well matched but the K-50 (APS-C) and WX350 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The K-50 was manufactured 2 months before the WX350 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple view of how the K-50 matches up vs the WX350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-50 features outside measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the K-50 vs the WX350.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the K-50 and WX350 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the K-50 and WX350.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-50 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony WX350 will give more detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively.