Panasonic GX7 vs Pentax K-5

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Panasonic GX7 and Pentax K-5, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. The image resolution of the GX7 (16MP) and the K-5 (16MP) is very comparable but the GX7 (Four Thirds) and K-5 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The GX7 was manufactured 2 years after the K-5 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the GX7 grades vs the K-5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 & Pentax K-5. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX7 Gallery & Pentax K-5 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX7 has exterior dimensions of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") and a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the GX7 and the K-5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX7 and K-5 is 81 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by checking out specs. The pic here will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX7 and K-5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same megapixels but different sensor dimensions. The GX7 offers the smaller sensor which should make achieving shallow depth of field trickier. The newer GX7 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.