Panasonic S1H vs Pentax K-50

Lets examine more closely at the Panasonic S1H and Pentax K-50, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the S1H (24MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the S1H (Full frame) and K-50 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The S1H was revealed 5 years after the K-50 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the S1H scores against the K-50 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H & Pentax K-50. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S1H Gallery & Pentax K-50 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic S1H offers external dimensions of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") and a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs) while the Pentax K-50 has specifications of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the S1H against the K-50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S1H and K-50 is 52 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S1H and K-50.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The S1H having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S1H will give greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher S1H should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.