Panasonic FH3 vs Pentax K-3

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH3 and Pentax K-3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the FH3 (14MP) and K-3 (24MP) and the FH3 (1/2.3") and K-3 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The FH3 was brought out 5 years before the K-3 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FH3 matches up vs the K-3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 & Pentax K-3. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH3 Gallery & Pentax K-3 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH3 offers external dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Pentax K-3 has measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic FH3 and Pentax K-3 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FH3 compared to the K-3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH3 and K-3 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FH3 and K-3.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH3 due to its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh more difficult and the Pentax K-3 will offer you more detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FH3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.