Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Pentax Q7

Below is a thorough comparison of the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Pentax Q7, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and Q7 (12MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and Q7 (1/1.7") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The FZ1000 II was revealed 5 years later than the Q7 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the FZ1000 II scores against the Q7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Pentax Q7. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Pentax Q7 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ1000 II comes with outer measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") and a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) while the Pentax Q7 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ1000 II compared to the Q7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 II and Q7 is 55 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The photograph here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ1000 II and Q7.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 II using its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will provide more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer FZ1000 II is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.