Panasonic S5 vs Pentax S1

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic S5 versus Pentax S1, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and S1 (14MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and S1 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The S5 was manufactured 9 years later than the S1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax S1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the S5 scores versus the S1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Pentax Optio S1. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic S5 Gallery and Pentax S1 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic S5 features outside measurements of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) and the Pentax S1 has sizing of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic S5 versus Pentax S1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the S5 compared to the S1.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the S5 and S1 is 60 and 93 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S5 and S1.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic S5 will give greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger S5 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.