Fujifilm Z30 vs Pentax K-5

Its time to take a deeper look at the Fujifilm Z30 vs Pentax K-5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors FujiFilm and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm Z30 (10MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the Fujifilm Z30 (1/2.3") and K-5 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm Z30 was announced 22 months earlier than the K-5 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm Z30 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the Fujifilm Z30 matches up vs the K-5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix Z30 and Pentax K-5. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm Z30 Gallery and Pentax K-5 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm Z30 has got outside measurements of 91mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.6" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm Z30 vs Pentax K-5 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm Z30 versus the K-5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm Z30 and K-5 is 96 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm Z30 and K-5.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm Z30 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Pentax K-5 will render extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older Fujifilm Z30 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.