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Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Portability
95
Imaging
34
Features
17
Overall
27
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 front
 
Pentax K-5 IIs front
Portability
60
Imaging
58
Features
83
Overall
68

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Key Specs

Panasonic FS15
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600 (Raise to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 29-145mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 136g - 97 x 54 x 22mm
  • Launched January 2009
Pentax K-5 IIs
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Increase to 51200)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 760g - 131 x 97 x 73mm
  • Released June 2013
  • Replaced the Pentax K-5
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Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Overview

Lets look much closer at the Panasonic FS15 and Pentax K-5 IIs, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the FS15 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the FS15 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The FS15 was revealed 5 years prior to the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the FS15 matches up vs the K-5 IIs in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FS15 over the Pentax K-5 IIs

 FS15 K-5 IIs 

Reasons to pick Pentax K-5 IIs over the Panasonic FS15

 K-5 IIs FS15 
ReleasedJune 2013January 2009More recent by 53 months
Manually focus Very accurate focus
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kClearer screen (+691k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FS15 and Pentax K-5 IIs

 FS15 K-5 IIs 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither features Touch friendly screen

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FS15 enjoys external measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has specifications of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic FS15 and Pentax K-5 IIs in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the FS15 against the K-5 IIs.

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS15 and K-5 IIs is 95 and 60 respectively.

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FS15 and K-5 IIs.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS15 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Pentax K-5 IIs will provide more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older FS15 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs sensor size comparison

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FS15 as a Portrait photography camera
Pentax K-5 IIs as a Portrait photography camera
20
focusing manually not possible
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
resolution not great (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
74
you can focus manually
MP count good (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
includes face detection focus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FS15 Street photography factors
Pentax K-5 IIs Street photography factors
56
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
67
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
environment proofing
fixed screen
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FS15 Sports photography highlights
Pentax K-5 IIs Sports photography highlights
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
continuous shooting slow (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
79
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count good (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
includes tracking autofocus
environment proofing
supports phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FS15 Travel photography information
Pentax K-5 IIs Travel photography information
51
built-in flash
doesn't have Timelapse recording
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not good (29mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
65
environment proofing
MP count good (16MP)
flash built-in
display isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FS15 Landscape photography factors
Pentax K-5 IIs Landscape photography factors
27
built in image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (29mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
no manual exposure
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse recording
79
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
does not have low pass filter
delivers RAW files
environment proofing
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FS15 Vlogging highlights
Pentax K-5 IIs Vlogging highlights
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not good (29mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
low res video (640 x 480 pixels)
doesn't have external microphone socket
33
image stabilization (Sensor based)
includes face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
comes with external mic jack
display isn't selfie friendly
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Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FS15 and Pentax K-5 IIs
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15Pentax K-5 IIs
General Information
Company Panasonic Pentax
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 Pentax K-5 IIs
Class Ultracompact Advanced DSLR
Launched 2009-01-16 2013-06-04
Body design Ultracompact Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Chip - Prime II
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 23.7 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 372.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 3:2
Peak resolution 4000 x 3000 4928 x 3264
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest enhanced ISO 6400 51200
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW files
Min enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 11 11
Cross focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Pentax KAF2
Lens focal range 29-145mm (5.0x) -
Highest aperture f/3.3-5.9 -
Macro focus range 5cm -
Amount of lenses - 151
Focal length multiplier 5.9 1.5
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.7 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 230k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display technology - TFT LCD monitor
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.61x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/8000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 2.0 frames/s 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range - 13.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, Auto Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, High speed, Rear curtain and Wireless
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/180 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (25 fps), 1280 x 720 (25, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (25, 30 fps)
Highest video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 136g (0.30 lbs) 760g (1.68 lbs)
Dimensions 97 x 54 x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") 131 x 97 x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 82
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 14.1
DXO Low light score not tested 1208
Other
Battery life - 980 photographs
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery model - D-LI90
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One One
Price at release $180 $749