Panasonic ZS30 vs Pentax K-70

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic ZS30 vs Pentax K-70, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the ZS30 (18MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the ZS30 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The ZS30 was launched 4 years before the K-70 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS30 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the ZS30 grades against the K-70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30 & Pentax K-70. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic ZS30 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS30 has got outside measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-70 has specifications of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic ZS30 vs Pentax K-70 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS30 vs the K-70.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS30 and K-70 is 92 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS30 and K-70.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ZS30 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh more challenging and the Pentax K-70 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older ZS30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.