Fujifilm T550 vs Pentax K-5 II

Let's look closer at the Fujifilm T550 vs Pentax K-5 II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands FujiFilm and Pentax. The resolution of the Fujifilm T550 (16MP) and the K-5 II (16MP) is fairly comparable but the Fujifilm T550 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm T550 was unveiled 4 months before the K-5 II which means that they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm T550 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the Fujifilm T550 grades vs the K-5 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix T550 & Pentax K-5 II. The full galleries are viewable at Fujifilm T550 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Fujifilm T550 has got outside dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 II has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the Fujifilm T550 against the K-5 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm T550 and K-5 II is 95 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by going through specs. The picture below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm T550 and K-5 II.

All in all, both cameras posses the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor sizes. The Fujifilm T550 comes with the smaller sensor which is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult.