Pentax K-3 II vs Sony WX70

Below, we will be contrasting the Pentax K-3 II versus Sony WX70, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and WX70 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The K-3 II was launched 3 years later than the WX70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the K-3 II matches up against the WX70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-3 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-3 II offers external measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the K-3 II against the WX70.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-3 II and WX70 is 59 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the K-3 II and WX70.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-3 II due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Pentax K-3 II will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more modern K-3 II provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.