Pentax ist DL2 vs Sony H55

Here is a extended review of the Pentax ist DL2 and Sony H55, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the ist DL2 (6MP) and H55 (14MP) and the ist DL2 (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The ist DL2 was unveiled 5 years before the H55 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the ist DL2 matches up vs the H55 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax ist DL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax ist DL2 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax ist DL2 offers outside measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Sony H55 has dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the ist DL2 compared to the H55.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ist DL2 and H55 is 69 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to see the difference between sensor sizing purely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the ist DL2 and H55.

As you can see, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ist DL2 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony H55 will give extra detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The older ist DL2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.