Panasonic S5 vs Pentax E70

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic S5 versus Pentax E70, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and E70 (10MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and E70 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The S5 was brought out 11 years later than the E70 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S5 grades versus the E70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Pentax Optio E70. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Pentax E70 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic S5 comes with exterior dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) whilst the Pentax E70 has sizing of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the S5 and the E70.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S5 and E70 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements purely by researching specifications. The visual here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S5 and E70.

Plainly, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S5 will render greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The younger S5 should have an advantage in sensor technology.