Panasonic FX580 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic FX580 versus Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the FX580 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the FX580 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The FX580 was brought out 5 years prior to the K-5 IIs which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FX580 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the FX580 grades versus the K-5 IIs for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FX580 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FX580 has got external measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the FX580 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FX580 and K-5 IIs is 95 and 60 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FX580 and K-5 IIs.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FX580 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-5 IIs will produce extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged FX580 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.