Pentax K110D vs Pentax WG-2

Lets look more closely at the Pentax K110D and Pentax WG-2, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Waterproof and they are both offered by Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and WG-2 (16MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and WG-2 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The K110D was brought out 6 years prior to the WG-2 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax WG-2 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the K110D matches up vs the WG-2 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K110D and Pentax Optio WG-2. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K110D Gallery and Pentax WG-2 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K110D comes with exterior dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) while the Pentax WG-2 has dimensions of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

Analyze the Pentax K110D and Pentax WG-2 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the K110D and the WG-2.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K110D and WG-2 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reading specs. The pic underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the K110D and WG-2.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The K110D featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax WG-2 will deliver greater detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged K110D is going to be behind in sensor technology.