Pentax KP vs Sony WX50

Let's take a more detailed look at the Pentax KP versus Sony WX50, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the KP (24MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the KP (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The KP was introduced 5 years later than the WX50 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the KP scores vs the WX50 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax KP & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax KP Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Pentax KP enjoys outside dimensions of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") along with a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the KP against the WX50.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the KP and WX50 is 61 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The visual underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the KP and WX50.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The KP using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax KP will provide you with extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent KP will have a benefit in sensor innovation.