Pentax E70 vs Sony RX100 V

Here is a detailed assessment of the Pentax E70 versus Sony RX100 V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E70 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the E70 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E70 was revealed 8 years prior to the RX100 V and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax E70 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E70 matches up against the RX100 V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio E70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The full galleries are provided at Pentax E70 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Pentax E70 enjoys outer dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") along with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E70 vs the RX100 V.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E70 and RX100 V is 94 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing merely by viewing specs. The photograph here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E70 and RX100 V.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E70 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 V will provide you with extra detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E70 will be behind in sensor technology.