Panasonic FH6 vs Pentax K100D

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FH6 and Pentax K100D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and K100D (6MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and K100D (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The FH6 was revealed 5 years after the K100D which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the FH6 scores vs the K100D in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 & Pentax K100D. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH6 Gallery & Pentax K100D Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH6 offers exterior dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Pentax K100D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FH6 and Pentax K100D in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the FH6 against the K100D.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the FH6 and K100D is 96 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The pic below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH6 and K100D.

All in all, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH6 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FH6 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent FH6 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.