Pentax K-500 vs Sony A6300

On this page, we are comparing the Pentax K-500 and Sony A6300, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the K-500 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizing (APS-C).

Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a Landslide

The K-500 was announced 3 years prior to the A6300 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the K-500 matches up versus the A6300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-500 & Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are available at Pentax K-500 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-500 features outer dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Analyze the Pentax K-500 and Sony A6300 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the K-500 vs the A6300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-500 and A6300 is 64 and 83 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The photograph below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-500 and A6300.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Sony A6300 to resolve more detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older K-500 is going to be behind in sensor tech.