Panasonic FH27 vs Pentax Q10

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FH27 versus Pentax Q10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FH27 (16MP) and Q10 (12MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FH27 was released 20 months before the Q10 which makes them a generation apart from each other. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera and the Pentax Q10 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FH27 matches up versus the Q10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 & Pentax Q10. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH27 Gallery & Pentax Q10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH27 comes with outside measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Pentax Q10 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the FH27 versus the Q10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FH27 and Q10 is 94 and 92 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specifications. The visual here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FH27 and Q10.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Panasonic FH27 to provide more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older FH27 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.