Panasonic FX78 vs Pentax K-3 II

Below is a extended overview of the Panasonic FX78 and Pentax K-3 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the FX78 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the FX78 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The FX78 was released 5 years prior to the K-3 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FX78 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FX78 scores versus the K-3 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 & Pentax K-3 II. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FX78 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FX78 has outside measurements of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 II has dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FX78 and Pentax K-3 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the FX78 versus the K-3 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FX78 and K-3 II is 95 and 59 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FX78 and K-3 II.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FX78 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-3 II will render more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The older FX78 will be behind in sensor technology.