Pentax K-70 vs Pentax I-10

The following is a extensive overview of the Pentax K-70 and Pentax I-10, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and I-10 (12MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and I-10 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The K-70 was released 6 years after the I-10 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax I-10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the K-70 scores vs the I-10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-70 & Pentax Optio I-10. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-70 Gallery & Pentax I-10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-70 offers exterior measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) whilst the Pentax I-10 has measurements of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the K-70 against the I-10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the K-70 and I-10 is 62 and 93 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading technical specs. The picture here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-70 and I-10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-70 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-70 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The younger K-70 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.