Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Below is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic FZ70 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. The resolution of the FZ70 (16MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is very well matched but the FZ70 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ70 was announced 2 months later than the K-5 IIs which means that they are both of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the FZ70 grades vs the K-5 IIs when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ70 offers outside dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") along with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FZ70 vs the K-5 IIs.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FZ70 and K-5 IIs is 63 and 60 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ70 and K-5 IIs.

Clearly, each of the cameras provide the same MP but different sensor measurements. The FZ70 has got the tinier sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF harder.