Pentax K-7 vs Sony H55

Following is a comprehensive comparison of the Pentax K-7 and Sony H55, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-7 (15MP) and the H55 (14MP) is very well matched but the K-7 (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The K-7 was released 8 months earlier than the H55 so they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the K-7 scores versus the H55 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-7 features outside dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) whilst the Sony H55 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the K-7 compared to the H55.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-7 and H55 is 60 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by looking at technical specs. The pic here might give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-7 and H55.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K-7 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Pentax K-7 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 1MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged K-7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.