Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax K-r

Here is a in depth assessment of the Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax K-r, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the FZ70 (16MP) and K-r (12MP) and the FZ70 (1/2.3") and K-r (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The FZ70 was revealed 2 years later than the K-r and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the FZ70 matches up vs the K-r in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 and Pentax K-r. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery and Pentax K-r Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ70 provides external measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-r has sizing of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") with a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FZ70 against the K-r.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ70 and K-r is 63 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the contrast in sensor sizing only by viewing specs. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ70 and K-r.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FZ70 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic FZ70 will render extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent FZ70 will have a benefit in sensor technology.