Pentax K100D vs Pentax Q7

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax K100D versus Pentax Q7, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both sold by Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the K100D (6MP) and Q7 (12MP) and the K100D (APS-C) and Q7 (1/1.7") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The K100D was announced 7 years before the Q7 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a quick overview of how the K100D scores against the Q7 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K100D and Pentax Q7. The whole galleries are available at Pentax K100D Gallery and Pentax Q7 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Pentax K100D has got exterior dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) whilst the Pentax Q7 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K100D versus Pentax Q7 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the K100D compared to the Q7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the K100D and Q7 is 64 and 92 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over a spec sheet. The picture below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K100D and Q7.

As you can see, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The K100D using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Pentax Q7 will deliver extra detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged K100D is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.