Pentax K-7 vs Sony W690

Below is a extensive assessment of the Pentax K-7 vs Sony W690, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-7 (15MP) and the W690 (16MP) is pretty similar but the K-7 (APS-C) and W690 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The K-7 was released 3 years before the W690 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the K-7 matches up vs the W690 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-7 comes with outside dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) whilst the Sony W690 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the K-7 vs the W690.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-7 and W690 is 60 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The photograph underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-7 and W690.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-7 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W690 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older K-7 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.