Pentax S1 vs Sony A6300

Lets examine more in depth at the Pentax S1 and Sony A6300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S1 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the S1 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizes.

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The S1 was manufactured 5 years prior to the A6300 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax S1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the S1 matches up vs the A6300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio S1 & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax S1 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax S1 offers outer dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the S1 against the A6300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1 and A6300 is 93 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specs. The pic here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S1 and A6300.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The S1 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6300 will show greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged S1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.