Panasonic ZS70 vs Pentax K-7

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic ZS70 vs Pentax K-7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the ZS70 (20MP) and K-7 (15MP) and the ZS70 (1/2.3") and K-7 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The ZS70 was brought out 7 years later than the K-7 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS70 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the ZS70 scores vs the K-7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 & Pentax K-7. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS70 Gallery & Pentax K-7 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS70 offers outside dimensions of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") and a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-7 has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the ZS70 compared to the K-7.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS70 and K-7 is 87 and 60 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS70 and K-7.

Clearly, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ZS70 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic ZS70 will show greater detail having its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The newer ZS70 should have an edge in sensor innovation.