Pentax X70 vs Sony A3000

Below is a in-depth overview of the Pentax X70 vs Sony A3000, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the X70 (12MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the X70 (1/2.3") and A3000 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The X70 was manufactured 5 years before the A3000 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax X70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the X70 grades versus the A3000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax X70 and Sony Alpha A3000. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax X70 Gallery and Sony A3000 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax X70 enjoys external measurements of 110mm x 83mm x 90mm (4.3" x 3.3" x 3.5") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony A3000 has sizing of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the X70 compared to the A3000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the X70 and A3000 is 71 and 69 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The visual below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the X70 and A3000.

All in all, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The X70 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A3000 will show greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older X70 will be behind in sensor tech.