Pentax K110D vs Samsung Galaxy Camera

Lets look much closer at the Pentax K110D versus Samsung Galaxy Camera, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The K110D was launched 7 years before the Galaxy Camera which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the K110D grades vs the Galaxy Camera with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K110D and Samsung Galaxy Camera. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K110D Gallery and Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K110D provides physical 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) and the Samsung Galaxy Camera has measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax K110D versus Samsung Galaxy Camera in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the K110D against the Galaxy Camera.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K110D and Galaxy Camera is 67 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking specs. The picture here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the K110D and Galaxy Camera.

All in all, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K110D featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Samsung Galaxy Camera will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged K110D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.