Pentax K-7 vs Sony NEX-5N

Let's look a bit more closely at the Pentax K-7 vs Sony NEX-5N, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. The image resolution of the K-7 (15MP) and the NEX-5N (16MP) is relatively similar and both cameras have the identical sensor size (APS-C).

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The K-7 was launched 24 months earlier than the NEX-5N which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-5N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the K-7 scores against the NEX-5N in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-7 & Sony Alpha NEX-5N. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony NEX-5N Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-7 has outer dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5N has proportions of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the K-7 versus the NEX-5N.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-7 and NEX-5N is 60 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The graphic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-7 and NEX-5N.

All in all, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony NEX-5N to offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 1MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older K-7 is going to be behind in sensor tech.