Panasonic ZS7 vs Pentax K-3 II

Following is a detailed review of the Panasonic ZS7 vs Pentax K-3 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the ZS7 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the ZS7 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The ZS7 was revealed 4 years earlier than the K-3 II which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the ZS7 scores versus the K-3 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 and Pentax K-3 II. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS7 Gallery and Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS7 has outside dimensions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the ZS7 against the K-3 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the ZS7 and K-3 II is 91 and 59 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes simply by researching specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS7 and K-3 II.

All in all, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The ZS7 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-3 II will provide you with more detail because of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will help you crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged ZS7 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.