Panasonic FZ1000 vs Pentax E70

Its time to examine more in depth at the Panasonic FZ1000 vs Pentax E70, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the FZ1000 (20MP) and E70 (10MP) and the FZ1000 (1") and E70 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ1000 was brought out 5 years later than the E70 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax E70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the FZ1000 scores vs the E70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 and Pentax Optio E70. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery and Pentax E70 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ1000 offers outer dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) and the Pentax E70 has proportions of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") along with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the FZ1000 against the E70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 and E70 is 55 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The graphic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ1000 and E70.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic FZ1000 will produce extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer FZ1000 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.