Pentax ist DL2 vs Sony HX7V

Here, we are looking at the Pentax ist DL2 versus Sony HX7V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the ist DL2 (6MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the ist DL2 (APS-C) and HX7V (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The ist DL2 was unveiled 6 years prior to the HX7V and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the ist DL2 matches up vs the HX7V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax ist DL2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The full galleries are provided at Pentax ist DL2 Gallery & Sony HX7V Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax ist DL2 has outer measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) whilst the Sony HX7V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the ist DL2 against the HX7V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ist DL2 and HX7V is 69 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out specifications. The visual underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ist DL2 and HX7V.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ist DL2 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX7V will provide extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older ist DL2 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.