Pentax K100D S vs Sony W350

Below, we are contrasting the Pentax K100D S vs Sony W350, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the K100D S (6MP) and W350 (14MP) and the K100D S (APS-C) and W350 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The K100D S was manufactured 3 years before the W350 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the K100D S grades vs the W350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K100D Super and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K100D S Gallery and Sony W350 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K100D S enjoys physical dimensions of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs) whilst the Sony W350 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K100D S vs Sony W350 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the K100D S versus the W350.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the K100D S and W350 is 65 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The visual here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K100D S and W350.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K100D S because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony W350 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older K100D S is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.