Pentax P80 vs Sony A6400

Here is a detailed review of the Pentax P80 versus Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the P80 (12MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the P80 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The P80 was released 10 years prior to the A6400 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the P80 matches up against the A6400 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio P80 & Sony Alpha a6400. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax P80 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Pentax P80 has outer measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the P80 and the A6400.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P80 and A6400 is 95 and 83 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing simply by going through specifications. The photograph here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the P80 and A6400.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The P80 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6400 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images more aggressively. The older P80 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.