Panasonic FP5 vs Pentax K-S1

Following is a in depth assessment of the Panasonic FP5 versus Pentax K-S1, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the FP5 (14MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the FP5 (1/2.3") and K-S1 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FP5 was unveiled 4 years before the K-S1 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FP5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the FP5 matches up against the K-S1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 & Pentax K-S1. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP5 Gallery & Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP5 provides outside dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-S1 has sizing of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FP5 versus the K-S1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP5 and K-S1 is 95 and 69 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes just by reviewing specifications. The picture below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP5 and K-S1.

Plainly, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FP5 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Pentax K-S1 will offer you extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged FP5 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.