Pentax K-5 IIs vs Pentax W80

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Pentax K-5 IIs versus Pentax W80, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Pentax. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and W80 (12MP) and the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and W80 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The K-5 IIs was released 4 years later than the W80 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the K-5 IIs matches up vs the W80 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-5 IIs and Pentax Optio W80. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery and Pentax W80 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-5 IIs provides outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Pentax W80 has proportions of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K-5 IIs versus Pentax W80 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the K-5 IIs compared to the W80.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-5 IIs and W80 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the K-5 IIs and W80.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-5 IIs due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-5 IIs will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger K-5 IIs provides an edge in sensor tech.