Panasonic ZS70 vs Pentax K-5 II

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic ZS70 versus Pentax K-5 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the ZS70 (20MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the ZS70 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The ZS70 was unveiled 3 years after the K-5 II which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS70 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise summation of how the ZS70 grades versus the K-5 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 and Pentax K-5 II. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS70 Gallery and Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS70 has outer measurements of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 II has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the ZS70 against the K-5 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS70 and K-5 II is 87 and 60 respectively.

Often, it is tough to envision the difference in sensor sizes simply by checking out technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS70 and K-5 II.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The ZS70 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Panasonic ZS70 will show greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher ZS70 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.