Panasonic FH5 vs Pentax K-5 II

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FH5 vs Pentax K-5 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. The image resolution of the FH5 (16MP) and the K-5 II (16MP) is very similar but the FH5 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH5 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the K-5 II which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FH5 matches up vs the K-5 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 & Pentax K-5 II. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH5 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH5 has physical measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 II has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the FH5 vs the K-5 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH5 and K-5 II is 96 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions only by reviewing technical specs. The image underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH5 and K-5 II.

As you have seen, both the cameras have the same megapixel count but not the same sensor dimensions. The FH5 includes the tinier sensor which is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging. The more aged FH5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.