Panasonic S5 vs Pentax Q10

Lets take a more detailed look at the Panasonic S5 vs Pentax Q10, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and Q10 (12MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and Q10 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The S5 was unveiled 8 years later than the Q10 and that is a fairly serious 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 Q10 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the S5 scores vs the Q10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Pentax Q10. The full galleries are available at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Pentax Q10 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S5 features outside dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) while the Pentax Q10 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the S5 vs the Q10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S5 and Q10 is 60 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S5 and Q10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S5 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S5 will show greater detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The fresher S5 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.