Panasonic SZ7 vs Pentax K100D

Lets examine more closely at the Panasonic SZ7 vs Pentax K100D, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the SZ7 (14MP) and K100D (6MP) and the SZ7 (1/2.3") and K100D (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The SZ7 was announced 5 years later than the K100D and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic SZ7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SZ7 scores versus the K100D in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 and Pentax K100D. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic SZ7 Gallery and Pentax K100D Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic SZ7 has exterior dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Pentax K100D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the SZ7 and the K100D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ7 and K100D is 95 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ7 and K100D.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SZ7 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic SZ7 will offer you more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The newer SZ7 provides a benefit in sensor technology.