Pentax X70 vs Sony HX50V

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax X70 and Sony HX50V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the X70 (12MP) and HX50V (20MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The X70 was announced 5 years prior to the HX50V and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax X70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX50V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the X70 matches up against the HX50V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax X70 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The whole galleries are available at Pentax X70 Gallery and Sony HX50V Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax X70 has got outer measurements of 110mm x 83mm x 90mm (4.3" x 3.3" x 3.5") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony HX50V has sizing of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

Check out the Pentax X70 and Sony HX50V in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are using at that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the X70 and the HX50V.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the X70 and HX50V is 71 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The graphic below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the X70 and HX50V.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony HX50V to offer more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older X70 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.