Panasonic SZ7 vs Pentax K-1

Lets look a little more in depth at the Panasonic SZ7 vs Pentax K-1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SZ7 (14MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the SZ7 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) have different sensor sizes.

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The SZ7 was released 5 years earlier than the K-1 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic SZ7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the SZ7 matches up versus the K-1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 & Pentax K-1. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic SZ7 Gallery & Pentax K-1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic SZ7 has got outside dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 has specifications of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the SZ7 compared to the K-1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ7 and K-1 is 95 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ7 and K-1.

All in all, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ7 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Pentax K-1 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 22MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older SZ7 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.