Pentax K-50 vs Pentax P70

Let's look closer at the Pentax K-50 versus Pentax P70, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Pentax. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the K-50 (16MP) and P70 (12MP) and the K-50 (APS-C) and P70 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The K-50 was brought out 4 years later than the P70 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the K-50 scores against the P70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-50 & Pentax Optio P70. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Pentax P70 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-50 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Pentax P70 has specifications of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the K-50 vs the P70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the K-50 and P70 is 63 and 95 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-50 and P70.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-50 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Pentax K-50 will result in greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger K-50 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.