Panasonic FS42 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Below is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic FS42 vs Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The FS42 was released 5 years before the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the FS42 grades against the K-5 IIs with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic FS42 features physical measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has specifications of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FS42 against the K-5 IIs.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS42 and K-5 IIs is 95 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FS42 and K-5 IIs.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FS42 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Pentax K-5 IIs will show extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FS42 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.