Panasonic GH5S vs Pentax K-7

Below is a detailed review of the Panasonic GH5S and Pentax K-7, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and K-7 (15MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and K-7 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The GH5S was revealed 8 years later than the K-7 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the GH5S scores against the K-7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S & Pentax K-7. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GH5S Gallery & Pentax K-7 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GH5S has outside dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) while the Pentax K-7 has specifications of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the GH5S versus the K-7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH5S and K-7 is 62 and 60 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GH5S and K-7.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH5S with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-7 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The younger GH5S provides an advantage in sensor tech.