Panasonic FS42 vs Pentax K-5 II

Below is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic FS42 vs Pentax K-5 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and K-5 II (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The FS42 was revealed 5 years before the K-5 II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a short view of how the FS42 grades vs the K-5 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 & Pentax K-5 II. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS42 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FS42 provides physical dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the FS42 versus the K-5 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the FS42 and K-5 II is 95 and 60 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FS42 and K-5 II.

Clearly, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FS42 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-5 II will result in extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FS42 will be behind in sensor technology.