Pentax K-7 vs Sony QX1

Let's take a more detailed look at the Pentax K-7 vs Sony QX1, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the K-7 (15MP) and QX1 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The K-7 was announced 5 years prior to the QX1 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the K-7 matches up versus the QX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-7 and Sony Alpha QX1. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K-7 Gallery and Sony QX1 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-7 offers outside dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) while the Sony QX1 has proportions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K-7 vs Sony QX1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the K-7 compared to the QX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-7 and QX1 is 60 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes just by checking out specs. The pic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-7 and QX1.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony QX1 to show greater detail with its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged K-7 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.