Pentax WS80 vs Sony ZV-1

Below is a complete overview of the Pentax WS80 vs Sony ZV-1, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the WS80 (10MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the WS80 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") boast different sensor sizing.

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The WS80 was unveiled 11 years prior to the ZV-1 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax WS80 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the WS80 scores vs the ZV-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio WS80 & Sony ZV-1. The full galleries are available at Pentax WS80 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax WS80 comes with exterior dimensions of 92mm x 60mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony ZV-1 has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") with a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

Check out the Pentax WS80 vs Sony ZV-1 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the WS80 vs the ZV-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WS80 and ZV-1 is 95 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The visual below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WS80 and ZV-1.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WS80 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony ZV-1 will produce greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older WS80 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.