Pentax K-7 vs Sony A300

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Pentax K-7 and Sony A300, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the K-7 (15MP) and A300 (10MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor size (APS-C).

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The K-7 was introduced 21 months after the A300 which makes them a generation away from each other. The two cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the K-7 grades versus the A300 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-7 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-7 offers outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) while the Sony A300 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the K-7 versus the A300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the K-7 and A300 is 60 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading a spec sheet. The image underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-7 and A300.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Pentax K-7 to offer you more detail using its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent K-7 should have an edge in sensor technology.