Pentax X70 vs Sony TX10

On this page, we will be matching up the Pentax X70 and Sony TX10, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the X70 (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The X70 was released 3 years prior to the TX10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax X70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the X70 matches up against the TX10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax X70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The complete galleries are available at Pentax X70 Gallery & Sony TX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax X70 offers outside measurements of 110mm x 83mm x 90mm (4.3" x 3.3" x 3.5") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony TX10 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the X70 vs the TX10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the X70 and TX10 is 71 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing just by checking specifications. The graphic underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the X70 and TX10.

To sum up, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony TX10 to give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older X70 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.