Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX80

Below is a complete review of the Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX80, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and HX80 (18MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and HX80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The K-70 was manufactured 4 months later than the HX80 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a concise overview of how the K-70 matches up against the HX80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-70 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K-70 Gallery and Sony HX80 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-70 enjoys outside measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX80 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the K-70 compared to the HX80.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-70 and HX80 is 62 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specifications. The graphic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the K-70 and HX80.

Plainly, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-70 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-70 will give more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos far more aggressively.