Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax 645D

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax 645D, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FZ70 (16MP) and 645D (40MP) and the FZ70 (1/2.3") and 645D (Medium format) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ70 was launched 3 years after the 645D which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FZ70 scores against the 645D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 & Pentax 645D. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery & Pentax 645D Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ70 provides exterior dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") accompanied by a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) and the Pentax 645D has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") along with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the FZ70 against the 645D.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ70 and 645D is 63 and 50 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at technical specs. The image here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ70 and 645D.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FZ70 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax 645D will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 24MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The younger FZ70 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.