Pentax K100D vs Sony WX10

Below is a in depth review of the Pentax K100D and Sony WX10, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the K100D (6MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the K100D (APS-C) and WX10 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The K100D was released 5 years prior to the WX10 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the K100D grades versus the WX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K100D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K100D Gallery and Sony WX10 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K100D provides external measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Sony WX10 has sizing of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K100D and Sony WX10 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the K100D vs the WX10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K100D and WX10 is 64 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The visual below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the K100D and WX10.

Plainly, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K100D because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX10 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older K100D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.