Pentax K-70 vs Sony H55

Below, we will be analyzing the Pentax K-70 vs Sony H55, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and H55 (14MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The K-70 was released 6 years later than the H55 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the K-70 grades versus the H55 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-70 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-70 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-70 has got exterior measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") along with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) while the Sony H55 has measurements of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the K-70 versus the H55.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the K-70 and H55 is 62 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-70 and H55.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-70 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax K-70 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more recent K-70 provides an edge in sensor innovation.