Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony HX350

Here, we will be contrasting the Pentax K-5 IIs versus Sony HX350, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. The image resolution of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and the HX350 (20MP) is pretty comparable but the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and HX350 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-5 IIs was unveiled 4 years before the HX350 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the K-5 IIs matches up versus the HX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-5 IIs & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax K-5 IIs comes with outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has sizing of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the K-5 IIs and the HX350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 IIs and HX350 is 60 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the K-5 IIs and HX350.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-5 IIs having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX350 will provide more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older K-5 IIs will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.