Nikon P7000 vs Pentax WG-10

Lets look more closely at the Nikon P7000 and Pentax WG-10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Nikon and Pentax. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and WG-10 (14MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and WG-10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The P7000 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the WG-10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the P7000 matches up against the WG-10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P7000 & Pentax WG-10. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P7000 Gallery & Pentax WG-10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P7000 features outside dimensions of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") and a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Pentax WG-10 has dimensions of 116mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.6" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the P7000 and the WG-10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the P7000 and WG-10 is 85 and 93 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the P7000 and WG-10.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The P7000 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax WG-10 will produce extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older P7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.