Pentax K-5 vs Pentax WS80

The following is a complete overview of the Pentax K-5 versus Pentax WS80, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both are built by Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the K-5 (16MP) and WS80 (10MP) and the K-5 (APS-C) and WS80 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The K-5 was brought out 17 months after the WS80 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax WS80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the K-5 scores versus the WS80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-5 & Pentax Optio WS80. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-5 Gallery & Pentax WS80 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-5 has got outer dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs) and the Pentax WS80 has measurements of 92mm x 60mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the K-5 versus the WS80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 and WS80 is 60 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions simply by looking through a spec sheet. The picture below may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-5 and WS80.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-5 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Pentax K-5 will result in greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer K-5 should have an edge in sensor tech.