Pentax K110D vs Sony W350

Lets take a closer look at the Pentax K110D and Sony W350, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and W350 (14MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and W350 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The K110D was brought out 4 years earlier than the W350 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the K110D matches up versus the W350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K110D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K110D Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Pentax K110D has external measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) and the Sony W350 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the K110D compared to the W350.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K110D and W350 is 67 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the K110D and W350.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K110D due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W350 will offer you more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older K110D is going to be behind in sensor technology.