Panasonic GH2 vs Pentax E70

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic GH2 and Pentax E70, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and E70 (10MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and E70 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The GH2 was manufactured 2 years after the E70 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E70 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the GH2 scores versus the E70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 & Pentax Optio E70. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GH2 Gallery & Pentax E70 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH2 provides outside dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) whilst the Pentax E70 has dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the GH2 against the E70.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH2 and E70 is 70 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specifications. The picture below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH2 and E70.

To sum up, the two cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GH2 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic GH2 will deliver more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The fresher GH2 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.