Pentax E85 vs Sony HX100V

Let's look a little more closely at the Pentax E85 and Sony HX100V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E85 (12MP) and HX100V (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The E85 was revealed 3 years before the HX100V and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the E85 grades versus the HX100V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio E85 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The full galleries are available at Pentax E85 Gallery and Sony HX100V Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Pentax E85 comes with outer measurements of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony HX100V has proportions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E85 versus the HX100V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E85 and HX100V is 95 and 66 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E85 and HX100V.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony HX100V to give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E85 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.