Pentax K-70 vs Sony WX50

Below, we will be analyzing the Pentax K-70 versus Sony WX50, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-70 was brought out 4 years later than the WX50 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the K-70 matches up vs the WX50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-70 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-70 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-70 comes with physical dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax K-70 versus Sony WX50 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the K-70 vs the WX50.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-70 and WX50 is 62 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-70 and WX50.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-70 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Pentax K-70 will provide extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern K-70 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.