Pentax K-S2 vs Pentax W60

Lets look a little more in depth at the Pentax K-S2 and Pentax W60, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the K-S2 (20MP) and W60 (10MP) and the K-S2 (APS-C) and W60 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The K-S2 was announced 5 years later than the W60 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-S2 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the K-S2 grades versus the W60 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-S2 and Pentax Optio W60. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K-S2 Gallery and Pentax W60 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-S2 enjoys physical dimensions of 123mm x 91mm x 73mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 2.9") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Pentax W60 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax K-S2 and Pentax W60 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the K-S2 and the W60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-S2 and W60 is 64 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The graphic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-S2 and W60.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-S2 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-S2 will result in extra detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The younger K-S2 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.