Panasonic G7 vs Pentax VS20

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic G7 vs Pentax VS20, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Pentax. The image resolution of the G7 (16MP) and the VS20 (16MP) is fairly comparable but the G7 (Four Thirds) and VS20 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The G7 was launched 3 years after the VS20 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax VS20 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the G7 scores vs the VS20 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 & Pentax Optio VS20. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic G7 Gallery & Pentax VS20 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G7 enjoys outer dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") and a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Pentax VS20 has dimensions of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the G7 vs the VS20.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G7 and VS20 is 71 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes only by going through technical specs. The image below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the G7 and VS20.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses the exact same megapixels but different sensor sizes. The G7 uses the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The more recent G7 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.