Panasonic FH7 vs Pentax K100D

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FH7 and Pentax K100D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and K100D (6MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and K100D (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH7 was released 4 years after the K100D which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the FH7 scores vs the K100D when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Pentax K100D. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Pentax K100D Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH7 features physical 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 K100D has proportions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FH7 vs the K100D.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH7 and K100D is 96 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to see the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out specifications. The picture underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FH7 and K100D.

Plainly, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FH7 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic FH7 will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more modern FH7 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.