Panasonic FX75 vs Pentax K-500

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FX75 vs Pentax K-500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. The resolution of the FX75 (14MP) and the K-500 (16MP) is pretty well matched but the FX75 (1/2.3") and K-500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The FX75 was announced 4 years prior to the K-500 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple view of how the FX75 scores versus the K-500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 & Pentax K-500. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FX75 Gallery & Pentax K-500 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FX75 has physical dimensions of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-500 has sizing of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the FX75 vs the K-500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FX75 and K-500 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FX75 and K-500.

Clearly, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FX75 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-500 will resolve greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FX75 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.