Pentax K-3 II vs Pentax E85

Lets take a deeper look at the Pentax K-3 II versus Pentax E85, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Pentax. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and E85 (12MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and E85 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-3 II was announced 5 years later than the E85 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the K-3 II scores vs the E85 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-3 II & Pentax Optio E85. The whole galleries are available at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-3 II offers outer dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Pentax E85 has dimensions of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K-3 II versus Pentax E85 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the K-3 II compared to the E85.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-3 II and E85 is 59 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing merely by seeing specs. The graphic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-3 II and E85.

All in all, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-3 II using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-3 II will produce extra detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern K-3 II will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.