Pentax K-5 II vs Sony H400

The following is a extensive overview of the Pentax K-5 II and Sony H400, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-5 II (16MP) and the H400 (20MP) is relatively comparable but the K-5 II (APS-C) and H400 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The K-5 II was unveiled 8 months before the H400 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the K-5 II matches up versus the H400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-5 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 II Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-5 II offers external dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Sony H400 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

See the Pentax K-5 II and Sony H400 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the K-5 II against the H400.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 II and H400 is 60 and 62 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by seeing technical specs. The image below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 II and H400.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The K-5 II having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony H400 will show extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged K-5 II will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.