Pentax K100D S vs Sony HX5

The following is a extensive overview of the Pentax K100D S vs Sony HX5, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the K100D S (6MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the K100D S (APS-C) and HX5 (1/2.4") come with different sensor measurements.

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The K100D S was brought out 4 years before the HX5 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise view of how the K100D S scores vs the HX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K100D Super and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K100D S Gallery and Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Pentax K100D S has got outside dimensions of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the K100D S against the HX5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the K100D S and HX5 is 65 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions only by going through a spec sheet. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K100D S and HX5.

Clearly, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K100D S featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX5 will show extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged K100D S will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.