Panasonic ZS25 vs Pentax K-70

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic ZS25 versus Pentax K-70, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the ZS25 (16MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the ZS25 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The ZS25 was introduced 4 years earlier than the K-70 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the ZS25 matches up versus the K-70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25 and Pentax K-70. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS25 Gallery and Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS25 offers outside dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-70 has measurements 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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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the ZS25 compared to the K-70.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the ZS25 and K-70 is 93 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The photograph below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS25 and K-70.

To sum up, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZS25 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-70 will give you extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older ZS25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.