Panasonic FX90 vs Pentax K-3 II

Below, we will be looking at the Panasonic FX90 and Pentax K-3 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FX90 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the FX90 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The FX90 was introduced 4 years earlier than the K-3 II and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FX90 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the FX90 matches up vs the K-3 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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For those who are intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FX90 has external dimensions of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Pentax K-3 II has specifications of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the FX90 versus the K-3 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FX90 and K-3 II is 95 and 59 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by reading a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FX90 and K-3 II.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FX90 with its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh harder and the Pentax K-3 II will deliver extra detail using its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FX90 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.