Pentax P70 vs Sigma SD10

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Pentax P70 versus Sigma SD10, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Pentax and Sigma. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the P70 (12MP) and SD10 (3MP) and the P70 (1/2.3") and SD10 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The P70 was unveiled 5 years later than the SD10 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sigma SD10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the P70 scores vs the SD10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio P70 and Sigma SD10. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax P70 Gallery and Sigma SD10 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax P70 enjoys external measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD10 has sizing of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the P70 against the SD10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P70 and SD10 is 95 and 54 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The graphic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the P70 and SD10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The P70 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Pentax P70 will provide greater detail having an extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more recent P70 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.