Panasonic G7 vs Pentax K-1 II

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic G7 vs Pentax K-1 II, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the G7 (16MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the G7 (Four Thirds) and K-1 II (Full frame) use different sensor size.

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The G7 was unveiled 3 years prior to the K-1 II which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the G7 grades against the K-1 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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If you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic G7 offers outer dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Pentax K-1 II has specifications of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the G7 vs the K-1 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the G7 and K-1 II is 71 and 55 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The image here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G7 and K-1 II.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The G7 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-1 II will provide you with greater detail having an extra 20 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged G7 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.