Pentax W60 vs Sony A9 II

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Pentax W60 versus Sony A9 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the W60 (10MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the W60 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The W60 was launched 11 years earlier than the A9 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the W60 grades versus the A9 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio W60 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax W60 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax W60 provides outside dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony A9 II has dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the W60 versus the A9 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the W60 and A9 II is 94 and 62 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The graphic below should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the W60 and A9 II.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The W60 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A9 II will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older W60 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.