Pentax WG-10 vs Sony A200

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax WG-10 and Sony A200, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the WG-10 (14MP) and A200 (10MP) and the WG-10 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizing.

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The WG-10 was launched 5 years later than the A200 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax WG-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the WG-10 matches up against the A200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax WG-10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The complete galleries are available at Pentax WG-10 Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax WG-10 has physical 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 A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax WG-10 and Sony A200 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the WG-10 compared to the A200.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-10 and A200 is 93 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The visual underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-10 and A200.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The WG-10 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax WG-10 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher WG-10 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.