Pentax Q10 vs Sony A350

Its time to examine more closely at the Pentax Q10 vs Sony A350, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Q10 (12MP) and the A350 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the Q10 (1/2.3") and A350 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The Q10 was announced 4 years after the A350 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax Q10 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the Q10 scores against the A350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Q10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The whole galleries are available at Pentax Q10 Gallery & Sony A350 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax Q10 offers external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony A350 has dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the Q10 compared to the A350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Q10 and A350 is 92 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking specs. The pic here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Q10 and A350.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Q10 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A350 will resolve greater detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger Q10 should have a benefit in sensor tech.