Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX5

Following is a in-depth review of the Pentax K-70 and Sony HX5, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and HX5 (1/2.4") provide totally different sensor size.

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The K-70 was manufactured 6 years after the HX5 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the K-70 grades vs the HX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-70 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-70 features outside dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") along with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the K-70 against the HX5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-70 and HX5 is 62 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by reviewing specs. The pic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-70 and HX5.

All in all, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The K-70 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Pentax K-70 will deliver more detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer K-70 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.