Pentax W80 vs Sony QX30

Lets take a deeper look at the Pentax W80 vs Sony QX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the W80 (12MP) and QX30 (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W80 was brought out 6 years earlier than the QX30 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the W80 matches up vs the QX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio W80 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are available at Pentax W80 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax W80 has physical dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony QX30 has measurements of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the W80 against the QX30.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the W80 and QX30 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The graphic here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the W80 and QX30.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony QX30 to produce more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older W80 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.