Pentax WG-3 GPS vs Sony A7S

Following is a complete review of the Pentax WG-3 GPS and Sony A7S, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the WG-3 GPS (16MP) and A7S (12MP) and the WG-3 GPS (1/2.3") and A7S (Full frame) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-3 GPS was brought out 8 months before the A7S which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax WG-3 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the WG-3 GPS scores against the A7S in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax WG-3 GPS & Sony Alpha A7S. The entire galleries are available at Pentax WG-3 GPS Gallery & Sony A7S Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax WG-3 GPS provides outer dimensions of 125mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 238 grams (0.52 lbs) whilst the Sony A7S has sizing of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the WG-3 GPS versus the A7S.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-3 GPS and A7S is 90 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading technical specs. The image below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-3 GPS and A7S.

As you have seen, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The WG-3 GPS due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Pentax WG-3 GPS will offer you more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged WG-3 GPS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.