Pentax K10D vs Sony W830

Its time to look much closer at the Pentax K10D versus Sony W830, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the K10D (10MP) and W830 (20MP) and the K10D (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The K10D was revealed 8 years prior to the W830 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the K10D scores against the W830 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K10D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are available at Pentax K10D Gallery and Sony W830 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K10D features physical dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the K10D versus the W830.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the K10D and W830 is 59 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to see the contrast in sensor sizes simply by checking out technical specs. The picture below might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the K10D and W830.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K10D using its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W830 will produce greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged K10D will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.