Pentax K-r vs Sony H70

Its time to examine more in depth at the Pentax K-r and Sony H70, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the K-r (12MP) and H70 (16MP) and the K-r (APS-C) and H70 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The K-r was introduced 3 months after the H70 so they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the K-r scores versus the H70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-r & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K-r Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-r comes with external measurements of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") and a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony H70 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the K-r and the H70.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-r and H70 is 67 and 93 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes simply by seeing technical specs. The pic below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the K-r and H70.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The K-r with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony H70 will produce extra detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively.