Panasonic S5 vs Pentax K20D

Let's look closer at the Panasonic S5 and Pentax K20D, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and K20D (15MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and K20D (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The S5 was unveiled 12 years after the K20D which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K20D being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the S5 matches up against the K20D when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Pentax K20D. The full galleries are available at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Pentax K20D Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic S5 offers external dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) whilst the Pentax K20D has sizing of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic S5 and Pentax K20D in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the S5 against the K20D.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S5 and K20D is 60 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by checking out specifications. The pic underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S5 and K20D.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S5 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic S5 will show more detail having an extra 9MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more modern S5 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.