Panasonic FH7 vs Pentax K-7

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH7 versus Pentax K-7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the FH7 (16MP) and the K-7 (15MP) is pretty similar but the FH7 (1/2.3") and K-7 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The FH7 was unveiled 24 months after the K-7 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the FH7 matches up vs the K-7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 and Pentax K-7. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FH7 Gallery and Pentax K-7 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH7 enjoys outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Pentax K-7 has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH7 versus Pentax K-7 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FH7 compared to the K-7.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the FH7 and K-7 is 96 and 60 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reading technical specs. The image here will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH7 and K-7.

As you can tell, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FH7 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FH7 will deliver more detail having an extra 1MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The newer FH7 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.