Pentax K100D vs Sony WX350

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Pentax K100D versus Sony WX350, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the K100D (6MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the K100D (APS-C) and WX350 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The K100D was manufactured 8 years earlier than the WX350 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the K100D scores against the WX350 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K100D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K100D Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Pentax K100D has external measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) whilst the Sony WX350 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K100D versus Sony WX350 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the K100D versus the WX350.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K100D and WX350 is 64 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing simply by seeing technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the K100D and WX350.

As you can tell, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The K100D featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX350 will show more detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older K100D will be behind in sensor technology.