Panasonic FP7 vs Pentax K-5 II

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic FP7 and Pentax K-5 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. The resolution of the FP7 (16MP) and the K-5 II (16MP) is relatively comparable but the FP7 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The FP7 was unveiled 3 years prior to the K-5 II and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the FP7 matches up versus the K-5 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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If you're going to carry your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FP7 offers exterior measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has dimensions 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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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FP7 versus the K-5 II.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FP7 and K-5 II is 95 and 60 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The graphic here might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FP7 and K-5 II.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got the exact same MP albeit not the same sensor sizing. The FP7 contains the smaller sensor which should make obtaining shallow depth of field trickier. The older FP7 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.