Pentax Q7 vs Sony W570

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Pentax Q7 vs Sony W570, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the Q7 (12MP) and W570 (16MP) and the Q7 (1/1.7") and W570 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The Q7 was manufactured 2 years later than the W570 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the Q7 grades vs the W570 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Q7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax Q7 Gallery and Sony W570 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Pentax Q7 comes with outside measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony W570 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the Q7 against the W570.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Q7 and W570 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing simply by viewing technical specs. The visual here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Q7 and W570.

As you can tell, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The Q7 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W570 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent Q7 provides an edge in sensor technology.