Panasonic ZS50 vs Pentax K-70

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic ZS50 vs Pentax K-70, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the ZS50 (12MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the ZS50 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS50 was announced 17 months before the K-70 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS50 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the ZS50 scores against the K-70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 & Pentax K-70. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS50 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS50 has physical dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Pentax K-70 has dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the ZS50 vs the K-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS50 and K-70 is 90 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS50 and K-70.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ZS50 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Pentax K-70 will provide extra detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older ZS50 will be behind in sensor innovation.