Pentax K-7 vs Sony H300

Its time to look much closer at the Pentax K-7 vs Sony H300, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the K-7 (15MP) and H300 (20MP) and the K-7 (APS-C) and H300 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The K-7 was unveiled 5 years prior to the H300 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the K-7 grades against the H300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-7 has exterior 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) and the Sony H300 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the K-7 and the H300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-7 and H300 is 60 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by looking through a spec sheet. The picture underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-7 and H300.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K-7 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H300 will render greater detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged K-7 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.