Pentax RZ10 vs Sony W830

Let's look a little more closely at the Pentax RZ10 vs Sony W830, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the RZ10 (14MP) and W830 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The RZ10 was unveiled 3 years prior to the W830 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax RZ10 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short view of how the RZ10 scores against the W830 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio RZ10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are available at Pentax RZ10 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Pentax RZ10 enjoys physical measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Compare the Pentax RZ10 vs Sony W830 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the RZ10 and the W830.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RZ10 and W830 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the RZ10 and W830.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony W830 to offer extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older RZ10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.