Pentax K-7 vs Sony W290

Below is a extensive assessment of the Pentax K-7 vs Sony W290, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the K-7 (15MP) and W290 (12MP) and the K-7 (APS-C) and W290 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The K-7 was launched 8 months later than the W290 which means that they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the K-7 matches up versus the W290 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony W290 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-7 provides physical measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) and the Sony W290 has measurements of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the K-7 compared to the W290.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-7 and W290 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The visual underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-7 and W290.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-7 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Pentax K-7 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 3MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The newer K-7 should have an advantage in sensor tech.