Panasonic GH5S vs Pentax K-70

Lets look much closer at the Panasonic GH5S vs Pentax K-70, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and K-70 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The GH5S was introduced 20 months later than the K-70 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the GH5S matches up against the K-70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S & Pentax K-70. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH5S Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH5S has got exterior measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) while the Pentax K-70 has dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the GH5S versus the K-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH5S and K-70 is 62 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The photograph below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GH5S and K-70.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH5S with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-70 will deliver greater detail using its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger GH5S provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.