Pentax K-500 vs Sony HX30V

Lets look a little more closely at the Pentax K-500 vs Sony HX30V, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-500 (16MP) and the HX30V (18MP) is very well matched but the K-500 (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-500 was announced 22 months after the HX30V making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the K-500 scores against the HX30V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K-500 Gallery and Sony HX30V Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-500 provides outside 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) and the Sony HX30V has dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

Examine the Pentax K-500 vs Sony HX30V in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the K-500 vs the HX30V.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the K-500 and HX30V is 64 and 90 respectively.

Often, its tough to see the difference between sensor sizes simply by looking at specifications. The picture underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-500 and HX30V.

Plainly, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K-500 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony HX30V will give you more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more modern K-500 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.