Panasonic ZR1 vs Pentax K-70

Its time to examine more closely at the Panasonic ZR1 versus Pentax K-70, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the ZR1 (12MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the ZR1 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The ZR1 was released 7 years earlier than the K-70 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZR1 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the ZR1 matches up vs the K-70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 & Pentax K-70. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic ZR1 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic ZR1 comes with outer dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Pentax K-70 has specifications of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") along with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the ZR1 against the K-70.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZR1 and K-70 is 94 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph here might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ZR1 and K-70.

As you can see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZR1 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-70 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older ZR1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.