Pentax K-1 II vs Pentax P70

Below is a extended analysis of the Pentax K-1 II and Pentax P70, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Pentax. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the K-1 II (36MP) and P70 (12MP) and the K-1 II (Full frame) and P70 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The K-1 II was revealed 9 years later than the P70 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the K-1 II matches up against the P70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-1 Mark II & Pentax Optio P70. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K-1 II Gallery & Pentax P70 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Pentax K-1 II offers exterior dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) and the Pentax P70 has sizing of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the K-1 II compared to the P70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K-1 II and P70 is 55 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The visual below may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-1 II and P70.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-1 II having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax K-1 II will provide greater detail because of its extra 24 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger K-1 II will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.