Panasonic FZ100 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic FZ100 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the FZ100 (14MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is fairly close but the FZ100 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The FZ100 was launched 3 years prior to the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the FZ100 grades vs the K-5 IIs when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FZ100 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ100 features outside measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") and a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FZ100 and Pentax K-5 IIs in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the FZ100 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ100 and K-5 IIs is 67 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing specifications. The graphic here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ100 and K-5 IIs.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FZ100 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-5 IIs will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FZ100 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.