Pentax W60 vs Sony W690

Below, we are matching up the Pentax W60 and Sony W690, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the W60 (10MP) and W690 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The W60 was announced 3 years before the W690 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the W60 matches up against the W690 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio W60 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax W60 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Pentax W60 comes with physical dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony W690 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Check out the Pentax W60 and Sony W690 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the W60 compared to the W690.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the W60 and W690 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The visual below will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the W60 and W690.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W690 to show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older W60 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.