Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony H70

Its time to examine more closely at the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony H70, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and the H70 (16MP) is fairly well matched but the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and H70 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The K-5 IIs was revealed 2 years later than the H70 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the K-5 IIs matches up vs the H70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The full galleries are available at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery and Sony H70 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-5 IIs provides physical 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 Sony H70 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony H70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the K-5 IIs and the H70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-5 IIs and H70 is 60 and 93 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the K-5 IIs and H70.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer the same exact megapixel count but different sensor measurements. The K-5 IIs has got the larger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF simpler. The newer K-5 IIs should have an edge in sensor innovation.