Pentax W80 vs Sony RX100

Here, we will be contrasting the Pentax W80 and Sony RX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the W80 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the W80 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") provide totally different sensor size.

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The W80 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the RX100 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a in depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the W80 matches up vs the RX100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio W80 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax W80 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Pentax W80 has got outside dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony RX100 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the W80 vs the RX100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W80 and RX100 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The visual below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the W80 and RX100.

As you can plainly see, both cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The W80 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 will offer more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older W80 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.