Panasonic FH1 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH1 vs Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the FH1 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The FH1 was launched 4 years prior to the K-5 IIs and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the FH1 scores against the K-5 IIs in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH1 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH1 has external measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the FH1 and the K-5 IIs.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH1 and K-5 IIs is 95 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizing simply by checking specifications. The visual underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FH1 and K-5 IIs.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FH1 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-5 IIs will give more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FH1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.