Panasonic GX7 vs Pentax Efina

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic GX7 and Pentax Efina, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the GX7 (16MP) and the Efina (14MP) is fairly close but the GX7 (Four Thirds) and Efina (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The GX7 was manufactured 6 months later than the Efina and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the GX7 grades against the Efina when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 & Pentax Efina. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GX7 Gallery & Pentax Efina Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX7 has got outer dimensions of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Pentax Efina has sizing of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the GX7 vs the Efina.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX7 and Efina is 81 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX7 and Efina.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GX7 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX7 will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively.