Pentax K110D vs Sony W710

Let's examine more closely at the Pentax K110D vs Sony W710, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and W710 (16MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and W710 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The K110D was released 7 years prior to the W710 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the K110D matches up vs the W710 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K110D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K110D Gallery and Sony W710 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K110D enjoys outer measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) whilst the Sony W710 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the K110D and the W710.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K110D and W710 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The pic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the K110D and W710.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The K110D due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony W710 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images much more aggressively. The more aged K110D is going to be behind in sensor technology.