Pentax Q7 vs Sony S980

Below is a extended overview of the Pentax Q7 and Sony S980, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Q7 (12MP) and the S980 (12MP) is fairly well matched but the Q7 (1/1.7") and S980 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The Q7 was brought out 4 years later than the S980 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the Q7 scores vs the S980 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Q7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The entire galleries are available at Pentax Q7 Gallery & Sony S980 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax Q7 offers external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony S980 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Pentax Q7 and Sony S980 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the Q7 versus the S980.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the Q7 and S980 is 92 and 94 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The photograph here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Q7 and S980.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide the same resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The Q7 provides the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler. The newer Q7 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.