Panasonic F5 vs Pentax K-30

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic F5 versus Pentax K-30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. The resolution of the F5 (14MP) and the K-30 (16MP) is fairly similar but the F5 (1/2.3") and K-30 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizes.

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The F5 was introduced 3 months later than the K-30 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summary of how the F5 scores versus the K-30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 & Pentax K-30. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic F5 Gallery & Pentax K-30 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic F5 features outer measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Pentax K-30 has measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the F5 and the K-30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the F5 and K-30 is 96 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specifications. The graphic here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the F5 and K-30.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The F5 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-30 will offer you extra detail using its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively.