Panasonic FZ2500 vs Pentax ist DL2

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FZ2500 vs Pentax ist DL2, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and ist DL2 (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The FZ2500 was released 10 years later than the ist DL2 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the FZ2500 scores vs the ist DL2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ2500 offers 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) whilst the Pentax ist DL2 has specifications of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the FZ2500 vs the ist DL2.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FZ2500 and ist DL2 is 53 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The graphic below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ2500 and ist DL2.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ2500 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FZ2500 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The newer FZ2500 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.