Pentax P80 vs Sony ZV-1

Lets look more closely at the Pentax P80 vs Sony ZV-1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the P80 (12MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the P80 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The P80 was introduced 11 years prior to the ZV-1 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the P80 matches up against the ZV-1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio P80 & Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax P80 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Pentax P80 comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the P80 and the ZV-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P80 and ZV-1 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the P80 and ZV-1.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The P80 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony ZV-1 will give you extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged P80 is going to be behind in sensor tech.