Pentax E85 vs Sony TX200V

Lets take a closer look at the Pentax E85 versus Sony TX200V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E85 (12MP) and TX200V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The E85 was manufactured 3 years prior to the TX200V and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E85 scores vs the TX200V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio E85 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax E85 Gallery and Sony TX200V Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax E85 features outside dimensions of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony TX200V has proportions of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E85 compared to the TX200V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E85 and TX200V is 95 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The graphic below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E85 and TX200V.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Sony TX200V to result in more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E85 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.