Pentax K100D S vs Sony HX80

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Pentax K100D S vs Sony HX80, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the K100D S (6MP) and HX80 (18MP) and the K100D S (APS-C) and HX80 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The K100D S was revealed 9 years before the HX80 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the K100D S matches up vs the HX80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K100D Super & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax K100D S Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax K100D S enjoys external dimensions of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs) and the Sony HX80 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the K100D S compared to the HX80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K100D S and HX80 is 65 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The photograph below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the K100D S and HX80.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K100D S using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Sony HX80 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older K100D S is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.