Pentax K20D vs Sony H55

Below is a complete comparison of the Pentax K20D and Sony H55, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K20D (15MP) and the H55 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the K20D (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The K20D was released 24 months prior to the H55 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K20D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the K20D grades vs the H55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K20D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K20D Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K20D enjoys external dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony H55 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the K20D versus the H55.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K20D and H55 is 59 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The visual here might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K20D and H55.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K20D because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Pentax K20D will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 1MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older K20D will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.