Panasonic FP7 vs Pentax K-1 II

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Panasonic FP7 versus Pentax K-1 II, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the FP7 (16MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the FP7 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The FP7 was announced 8 years before the K-1 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the FP7 scores versus the K-1 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP7 enjoys outer measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the FP7 vs the K-1 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the FP7 and K-1 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The graphic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FP7 and K-1 II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FP7 having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-1 II will provide extra detail with its extra 20MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FP7 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.