Pentax K110D vs Sony HX5

Let's look much closer at the Pentax K110D versus Sony HX5, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and HX5 (1/2.4") boast different sensor sizes.

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The K110D was manufactured 5 years before the HX5 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the K110D grades vs the HX5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K110D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K110D Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K110D offers outer dimensions 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 HX5 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the K110D and the HX5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K110D and HX5 is 67 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The graphic below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K110D and HX5.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K110D due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony HX5 will provide more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older K110D will be behind in sensor innovation.