Nikon Z5 vs Pentax WS80

Below is a complete overview of the Nikon Z5 and Pentax WS80, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Nikon and Pentax. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and WS80 (10MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and WS80 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The Z5 was released 11 years later than the WS80 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax WS80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the Z5 matches up vs the WS80 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z5 & Pentax Optio WS80. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Pentax WS80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Nikon Z5 comes with outside dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Pentax WS80 has specifications of 92mm x 60mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the Z5 and the WS80.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and WS80 is 62 and 95 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The visual here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and WS80.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z5 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more recent Z5 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.