Panasonic LX7 vs Pentax K-500

Lets examine more in depth at the Panasonic LX7 vs Pentax K-500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and K-500 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizes.

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The LX7 was unveiled 13 months prior to the K-500 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the LX7 scores vs the K-500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 & Pentax K-500. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX7 Gallery & Pentax K-500 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX7 provides external dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Pentax K-500 has measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the LX7 versus the K-500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the LX7 and K-500 is 86 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the LX7 and K-500.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The LX7 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Pentax K-500 will provide more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged LX7 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.