Panasonic GF5 vs Pentax K-70

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic GF5 vs Pentax K-70, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the GF5 (12MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the GF5 (Four Thirds) and K-70 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The GF5 was manufactured 5 years prior to the K-70 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the GF5 grades versus the K-70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 & Pentax K-70. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GF5 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GF5 offers outside measurements of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-70 has measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the GF5 compared to the K-70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the GF5 and K-70 is 89 and 62 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The visual here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GF5 and K-70.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GF5 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-70 will show more detail due to its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older GF5 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.