Nikon Z6 II vs Pentax P80

Lets take a more detailed look at the Nikon Z6 II versus Pentax P80, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Nikon and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and P80 (12MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and P80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The Z6 II was announced 11 years later than the P80 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the Z6 II matches up against the P80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z6 Mark II and Pentax Optio P80. The whole galleries are available at Nikon Z6 II Gallery and Pentax P80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z6 II has physical dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Pentax P80 has dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the Z6 II and the P80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Z6 II and P80 is 61 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The visual here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z6 II and P80.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon Z6 II will show greater detail with its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The fresher Z6 II provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.