Panasonic FH6 vs Pentax K-3 II

Lets look more in depth at the Panasonic FH6 versus Pentax K-3 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The FH6 was manufactured 4 years before the K-3 II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FH6 scores against the K-3 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 & Pentax K-3 II. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FH6 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH6 has outer dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 II has sizing of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FH6 versus Pentax K-3 II in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the FH6 against the K-3 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH6 and K-3 II is 96 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by going through specifications. The visual underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH6 and K-3 II.

Plainly, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FH6 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-3 II will produce greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The older FH6 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.