Pentax WG-1 GPS vs Sony A77 II

Let's look much closer at the Pentax WG-1 GPS vs Sony A77 II, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the WG-1 GPS (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the WG-1 GPS (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-1 GPS was released 3 years before the A77 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax WG-1 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the WG-1 GPS matches up vs the A77 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are available at Pentax WG-1 GPS Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax WG-1 GPS provides outer dimensions of 116mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.6" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the WG-1 GPS compared to the A77 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the WG-1 GPS and A77 II is 93 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by checking out specifications. The visual underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-1 GPS and A77 II.

Plainly, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The WG-1 GPS because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A77 II will produce more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older WG-1 GPS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.