Pentax X70 vs Sony A77

Let's take a closer look at the Pentax X70 versus Sony A77, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the X70 (12MP) and A77 (24MP) and the X70 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The X70 was revealed 3 years before the A77 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax X70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the X70 matches up versus the A77 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax X70 & Sony SLT-A77. The full galleries are provided at Pentax X70 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax X70 features exterior dimensions of 110mm x 83mm x 90mm (4.3" x 3.3" x 3.5") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony A77 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the X70 versus the A77.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the X70 and A77 is 71 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The graphic below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the X70 and A77.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The X70 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 will result in greater detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older X70 will be behind in sensor innovation.