Pentax Q7 vs Sony HX400V

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax Q7 versus Sony HX400V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the Q7 (12MP) and HX400V (20MP) and the Q7 (1/1.7") and HX400V (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Q7 was unveiled 6 months before the HX400V so they are of a similar age. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the Q7 matches up versus the HX400V for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Q7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The full galleries are viewable at Pentax Q7 Gallery & Sony HX400V Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax Q7 comes with physical dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony HX400V has sizing of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax Q7 versus Sony HX400V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the Q7 compared to the HX400V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Q7 and HX400V is 92 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at a spec sheet. The image here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Q7 and HX400V.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Q7 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony HX400V will give greater detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively.