Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax W60

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FZ70 vs Pentax W60, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FZ70 (16MP) and W60 (10MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FZ70 was brought out 4 years later than the W60 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the FZ70 matches up against the W60 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 & Pentax Optio W60. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery & Pentax W60 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ70 comes with outside dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the FZ70 vs the W60.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ70 and W60 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over specifications. The graphic underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ70 and W60.

Plainly, the 2 cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can expect the Panasonic FZ70 to offer you extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more recent FZ70 provides a benefit in sensor technology.