Panasonic ZS10 vs Pentax K-70

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic ZS10 and Pentax K-70, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the ZS10 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the ZS10 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The ZS10 was brought out 6 years earlier than the K-70 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the ZS10 matches up vs the K-70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 and Pentax K-70. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS10 Gallery and Pentax K-70 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS10 enjoys external dimensions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Pentax K-70 has measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic ZS10 and Pentax K-70 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS10 compared to the K-70.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the ZS10 and K-70 is 91 and 62 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS10 and K-70.

As you can see, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZS10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-70 will offer extra detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older ZS10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.