Panasonic FZ2500 vs Pentax K-5 II

The following is a extended assessment of the Panasonic FZ2500 versus Pentax K-5 II, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and K-5 II (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The FZ2500 was manufactured 3 years after the K-5 II which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the FZ2500 matches up versus the K-5 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 & Pentax K-5 II. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ2500 comes with outside dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") with a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the FZ2500 versus the K-5 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ2500 and K-5 II is 53 and 60 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by going through specifications. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ2500 and K-5 II.

Plainly, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FZ2500 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic FZ2500 will produce greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The newer FZ2500 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.