Casio EX-ZS10 vs Pentax K-70

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-ZS10 and Pentax K-70, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Casio and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the EX-ZS10 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the EX-ZS10 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-ZS10 was launched 6 years earlier than the K-70 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZS10 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the EX-ZS10 scores versus the K-70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-ZS10 & Pentax K-70. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-ZS10 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Casio EX-ZS10 features outer dimensions of 103mm x 59mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Pentax K-70 has specifications of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

Contrast the Casio EX-ZS10 and Pentax K-70 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-ZS10 against the K-70.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZS10 and K-70 is 99 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The graphic underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZS10 and K-70.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZS10 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-70 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older EX-ZS10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.