Pentax K-5 vs Pentax P70

Lets look more closely at the Pentax K-5 vs Pentax P70, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the K-5 (16MP) and P70 (12MP) and the K-5 (APS-C) and P70 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The K-5 was introduced 22 months after the P70 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the K-5 scores vs the P70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-5 and Pentax Optio P70. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 Gallery and Pentax P70 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-5 has outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs) whilst the Pentax P70 has dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

Examine the Pentax K-5 vs Pentax P70 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the K-5 and the P70.

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

Normally, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The pic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the K-5 and P70.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-5 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Pentax K-5 will give more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent K-5 provides a benefit in sensor tech.