Pentax WG-1 GPS vs Sony A6600

Following is a in depth overview of the Pentax WG-1 GPS and Sony A6600, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the WG-1 GPS (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the WG-1 GPS (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The WG-1 GPS was manufactured 9 years earlier than the A6600 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax WG-1 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the WG-1 GPS matches up versus the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax WG-1 GPS Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Pentax WG-1 GPS comes with outer measurements of 116mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.6" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the WG-1 GPS against the A6600.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the WG-1 GPS and A6600 is 93 and 77 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The image here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-1 GPS and A6600.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The WG-1 GPS featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6600 will give greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged WG-1 GPS is going to be behind in sensor tech.