Pentax K-5 IIs vs Pentax P70

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Pentax K-5 IIs vs Pentax P70, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and P70 (12MP) and the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and P70 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The K-5 IIs was released 4 years after the P70 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the K-5 IIs matches up against the P70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-5 IIs & Pentax Optio P70. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery & Pentax P70 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax K-5 IIs provides outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Pentax P70 has specifications of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the K-5 IIs against the P70.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-5 IIs and P70 is 60 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizes merely by going over a spec sheet. The pic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-5 IIs and P70.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The K-5 IIs because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-5 IIs will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more modern K-5 IIs should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.