Pentax K20D vs Sony QX30

The following is a in-depth comparison of the Pentax K20D and Sony QX30, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Lens-style by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the K20D (15MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the K20D (APS-C) and QX30 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The K20D was introduced 7 years earlier than the QX30 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K20D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the K20D matches up vs the QX30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K20D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K20D Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Pentax K20D enjoys outside dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony QX30 has measurements of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the K20D versus the QX30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K20D and QX30 is 59 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions only by going through a spec sheet. The image here should give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K20D and QX30.

Clearly, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K20D having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony QX30 will produce greater detail using its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged K20D will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.