Pentax K110D vs Sony W370

Here is a detailed overview of the Pentax K110D and Sony W370, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and W370 (14MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and W370 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The K110D was announced 4 years prior to the W370 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the K110D grades against the W370 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K110D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax K110D Gallery & Sony W370 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Pentax K110D has got physical dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) while the Sony W370 has proportions of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K110D and Sony W370 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the K110D and the W370.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K110D and W370 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The visual underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K110D and W370.

As you have seen, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The K110D with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W370 will give more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older K110D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.