Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX1

Let's look a little more closely at the Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX1, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and HX1 (9MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and HX1 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor size.

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The K-70 was brought out 7 years after the HX1 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the K-70 grades against the HX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-70 Gallery & Sony HX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-70 comes with external dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) and the Sony HX1 has sizing of 115mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6") along with a weight of 544 grams (1.20 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the K-70 versus the HX1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-70 and HX1 is 62 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes only by going over technical specs. The picture here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the K-70 and HX1.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K-70 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Pentax K-70 will offer you more detail having its extra 15MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The newer K-70 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.