Nikon Z5 vs Pentax W80

Let's look a little more in depth at the Nikon Z5 vs Pentax W80, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and W80 (12MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and W80 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The Z5 was launched 11 years after the W80 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the Z5 scores vs the W80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z5 & Pentax Optio W80. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Pentax W80 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 provides physical dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Pentax W80 has sizing of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the Z5 compared to the W80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and W80 is 62 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by researching specs. The picture underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and W80.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon Z5 will provide you with greater detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more modern Z5 provides an advantage in sensor tech.