Pentax K-500 vs Sony G3

Let's take a closer look at the Pentax K-500 versus Sony G3, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-500 (16MP) and G3 (10MP) and the K-500 (APS-C) and G3 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The K-500 was manufactured 4 years later than the G3 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the K-500 scores versus the G3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-500 Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K-500 comes with 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 G3 has sizing of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the K-500 and the G3.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-500 and G3 is 64 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The photograph below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the K-500 and G3.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-500 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Pentax K-500 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics much more aggressively. The fresher K-500 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.