Panasonic G100 vs Pentax K-500

Below, we are looking at the Panasonic G100 vs Pentax K-500, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the G100 (20MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the G100 (Four Thirds) and K-500 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The G100 was launched 6 years later than the K-500 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the G100 grades against the K-500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 & Pentax K-500. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic G100 Gallery & Pentax K-500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic G100 comes with outer dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Pentax K-500 has specifications of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the G100 vs the K-500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G100 and K-500 is 81 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through technical specs. The photograph here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the G100 and K-500.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The G100 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Panasonic G100 will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher G100 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.