Panasonic FZ2500 vs Pentax 645D

Below is a detailed review of the Panasonic FZ2500 and Pentax 645D, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and 645D (40MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and 645D (Medium format) provide different sensor measurements.

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The FZ2500 was brought out 6 years later than the 645D and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the FZ2500 grades versus the 645D when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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When you are going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ2500 offers outside measurements of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") and a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs) while the Pentax 645D has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") and a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FZ2500 vs the 645D.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ2500 and 645D is 53 and 50 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ2500 and 645D.

All in all, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ2500 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax 645D will deliver greater detail having its extra 20MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The fresher FZ2500 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.