Pentax K10D vs Sony W650

Let's take a deeper look at the Pentax K10D vs Sony W650, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the K10D (10MP) and W650 (16MP) and the K10D (APS-C) and W650 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The K10D was unveiled 6 years earlier than the W650 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the K10D scores vs the W650 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K10D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax K10D Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Pentax K10D comes with outer dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the K10D versus the W650.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the K10D and W650 is 59 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes merely by reviewing specifications. The image below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the K10D and W650.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K10D using its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony W650 will deliver greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged K10D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.