Pentax KP vs Pentax W80

The following is a in depth overview of the Pentax KP and Pentax W80, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Pentax. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the KP (24MP) and W80 (12MP) and the KP (APS-C) and W80 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The KP was unveiled 7 years after the W80 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a concise overview of how the KP grades against the W80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax KP & Pentax Optio W80. The full galleries are available at Pentax KP Gallery & Pentax W80 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Pentax KP offers outer dimensions of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") having a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Pentax W80 has measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the KP versus the W80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the KP and W80 is 61 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specs. The image below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the KP and W80.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The KP using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax KP will resolve more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern KP will have a benefit in sensor innovation.