Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax E85

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Panasonic FZ70 versus Pentax E85, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FZ70 (16MP) and E85 (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FZ70 was launched 3 years later than the E85 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the FZ70 scores vs the E85 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 & Pentax Optio E85. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ70 features outer 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) and the Pentax E85 has sizing of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ70 vs the E85.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ70 and E85 is 63 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ70 and E85.

To sum up, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can count on the Panasonic FZ70 to give you greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent FZ70 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.