Panasonic FH5 vs Pentax K10D

Lets examine more closely at the Panasonic FH5 vs Pentax K10D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the FH5 (16MP) and K10D (10MP) and the FH5 (1/2.3") and K10D (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH5 was brought out 4 years after the K10D which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FH5 scores versus the K10D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 & Pentax K10D. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH5 Gallery & Pentax K10D Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH5 provides external measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Pentax K10D has measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the FH5 compared to the K10D.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FH5 and K10D is 96 and 59 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor sizes simply by looking at a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FH5 and K10D.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FH5 because of its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh more challenging and the Panasonic FH5 will give extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger FH5 will have an edge in sensor innovation.