Pentax P70 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look more closely at the Pentax P70 vs Sony NEX-7, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the P70 (12MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the P70 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The P70 was announced 3 years before the NEX-7 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax P70 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the P70 scores vs the NEX-7 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio P70 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are available at Pentax P70 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Pentax P70 offers physical dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the P70 versus the NEX-7.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the P70 and NEX-7 is 95 and 84 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The pic underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P70 and NEX-7.

All in all, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The P70 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-7 will give greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged P70 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.