Pentax I-10 vs Sony NEX-5R

Lets take a closer look at the Pentax I-10 and Sony NEX-5R, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the I-10 (12MP) and NEX-5R (16MP) and the I-10 (1/2.3") and NEX-5R (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The I-10 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the NEX-5R which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax I-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-5R being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the I-10 matches up against the NEX-5R for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio I-10 & Sony Alpha NEX-5R. The full galleries are available at Pentax I-10 Gallery & Sony NEX-5R Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax I-10 enjoys external dimensions of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") having a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5R has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the I-10 compared to the NEX-5R.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the I-10 and NEX-5R is 93 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking specifications. The image here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the I-10 and NEX-5R.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The I-10 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-5R will resolve more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged I-10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.