Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and K-1 II (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The FS7 was unveiled 10 years earlier than the K-1 II and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the FS7 grades versus the K-1 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Pentax K-1 Mark II. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS7 enjoys outer dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the FS7 vs the K-1 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS7 and K-1 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FS7 and K-1 II.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FS7 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-1 II will give greater detail having an extra 26MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older FS7 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.