Pentax K-3 II vs Sony WX80

Following is a detailed comparison of the Pentax K-3 II vs Sony WX80, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and WX80 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The K-3 II was revealed 2 years after the WX80 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the K-3 II grades versus the WX80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-3 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The full galleries are available at Pentax K-3 II Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-3 II enjoys external 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 Sony WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the K-3 II compared to the WX80.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the K-3 II and WX80 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by going over specs. The image below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the K-3 II and WX80.

All in all, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The K-3 II with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-3 II will offer you more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more modern K-3 II provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.