Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II
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Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II Key Specs
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- 10MP - 1/2.5" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 1600 (Expand to 6400)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 640 x 480 video
- 33-132mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
- 139g - 97 x 54 x 22mm
- Introduced January 2009
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- 36MP - Full frame Sensor
- 3.2" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 819200
- Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
- No Anti-Alias Filter
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Pentax KAF4 Mount
- 1010g - 137 x 110 x 86mm
- Launched February 2018
- Superseded the Pentax K-1
Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II Overview
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.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe 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.
Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II Gallery
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.
Reasons to pick Panasonic FS7 over the Pentax K-1 II
FS7 | K-1 II |
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Reasons to pick Pentax K-1 II over the Panasonic FS7
K-1 II | FS7 | |||
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Launched | February 2018 | January 2009 | More recent by 110 months | |
Focus manually | Dial exact focus | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Screen sizing | 3.2" | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.5") | |
Screen resolution | 1037k | 230k | Clearer screen (+807k dot) |
Common features in the Panasonic FS7 and Pentax K-1 II
FS7 | K-1 II | |||
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Selfie screen | Lack of selfie screen | |||
Touch friendly screen | Neither features Touch friendly screen |
Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II Physical Comparison
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).
Analyze the Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.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.
Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II Sensor Comparison
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.
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Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax K-1 II Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 | Pentax K-1 Mark II | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Panasonic | Pentax |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 | Pentax K-1 Mark II |
Type | Ultracompact | Advanced DSLR |
Introduced | 2009-01-16 | 2018-02-22 |
Physical type | Ultracompact | Mid-size SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | - | PRIME IV |
Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.5" | Full frame |
Sensor measurements | 5.744 x 4.308mm | 35.9 x 24mm |
Sensor surface area | 24.7mm² | 861.6mm² |
Sensor resolution | 10 megapixels | 36 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 | 3:2 |
Full resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 7360 x 4912 |
Max native ISO | 1600 | 819200 |
Max boosted ISO | 6400 | - |
Lowest native ISO | 80 | 100 |
RAW pictures | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection focus | ||
Contract detection focus | ||
Phase detection focus | ||
Total focus points | 9 | 33 |
Cross type focus points | - | 25 |
Lens | ||
Lens support | fixed lens | Pentax KAF4 |
Lens zoom range | 33-132mm (4.0x) | - |
Max aperture | f/2.8-5.9 | - |
Macro focusing distance | 5cm | - |
Number of lenses | - | 151 |
Focal length multiplier | 6.3 | 1 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
Screen sizing | 2.7" | 3.2" |
Screen resolution | 230k dots | 1,037k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch screen | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | None | Optical (pentaprism) |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100 percent |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.7x |
Features | ||
Slowest shutter speed | 60s | 30s |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/2000s | 1/8000s |
Continuous shooting rate | 3.0fps | 4.4fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | - | no built-in flash |
Flash modes | Auto, Auto Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off | Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On + Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed sync, Wireless sync |
Hot shoe | ||
AE bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Maximum flash synchronize | - | 1/200s |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p) |
Max video resolution | 640x480 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, H.264 |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On + Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed sync, Wireless sync |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | Built-in |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 139 gr (0.31 lbs) | 1010 gr (2.23 lbs) |
Dimensions | 97 x 54 x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") | 137 x 110 x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 670 shots |
Battery type | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | - | D-LI90 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage type | SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal | Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) |
Card slots | Single | Dual |
Price at launch | $160 | $1,737 |