Panasonic FH7 vs Pentax KP

Its time to look more in depth at the Panasonic FH7 and Pentax KP, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and KP (24MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The FH7 was introduced 6 years before the KP and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the FH7 scores against the KP with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Pentax KP. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Pentax KP Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH7 has got exterior measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Pentax KP has proportions of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") and a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FH7 compared to the KP.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH7 and KP is 96 and 61 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FH7 and KP.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH7 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax KP will result in greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older FH7 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.