Pentax P70 vs Sony A6400

Below, we will be analyzing the Pentax P70 and Sony A6400, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the P70 (12MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the P70 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The P70 was released 11 years before the A6400 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the P70 scores against the A6400 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio P70 & Sony Alpha a6400. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax P70 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax P70 provides outside dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the P70 compared to the A6400.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P70 and A6400 is 95 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by checking a spec sheet. The image below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the P70 and A6400.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The P70 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6400 will give more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged P70 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.