Pentax K110D vs Sony HX30V

Lets look closer at the Pentax K110D vs Sony HX30V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The K110D was manufactured 6 years prior to the HX30V and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the K110D grades versus the HX30V for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K110D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K110D Gallery and Sony HX30V Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K110D features outside measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) while the Sony HX30V has specifications of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the K110D and the HX30V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K110D and HX30V is 67 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the K110D and HX30V.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K110D because of its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh easier and the Sony HX30V will give greater detail due to its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older K110D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.