Pentax W80 vs Sony W800

Let's look a bit more closely at the Pentax W80 versus Sony W800, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the W80 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The W80 was manufactured 5 years prior to the W800 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the W80 matches up vs the W800 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio W80 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax W80 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax W80 offers external measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony W800 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax W80 versus Sony W800 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the W80 compared to the W800.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W80 and W800 is 94 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by checking technical specs. The pic here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the W80 and W800.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony W800 to give greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged W80 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.