Pentax K110D vs Pentax W60

Its time to look a little more closely at the Pentax K110D vs Pentax W60, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and W60 (10MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and W60 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The K110D was revealed 4 years earlier than the W60 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the K110D scores vs the W60 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K110D & Pentax Optio W60. The full galleries are available at Pentax K110D Gallery & Pentax W60 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K110D offers outside measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the K110D compared to the W60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K110D and W60 is 67 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading specifications. The pic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the K110D and W60.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K110D having a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Pentax W60 will deliver more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged K110D is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.