Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Pentax K-1 II

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Pentax K-1 II, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and K-1 II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ1000 II was brought out 13 months later than the K-1 II which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the FZ1000 II scores versus the K-1 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Pentax K-1 Mark II. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ1000 II enjoys exterior dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Pentax K-1 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FZ1000 II versus the K-1 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 II and K-1 II is 55 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 II and K-1 II.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 II due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-1 II will give extra detail having its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 II will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.