Panasonic FZ28 vs Pentax K-01

The following is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic FZ28 and Pentax K-01, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the FZ28 (10MP) and K-01 (16MP) and the FZ28 (1/2.3") and K-01 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The FZ28 was brought out 4 years before the K-01 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ28 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-01 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FZ28 matches up against the K-01 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 and Pentax K-01. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ28 Gallery and Pentax K-01 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ28 provides exterior measurements of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") with a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs) and the Pentax K-01 has sizing of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") and a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the FZ28 vs the K-01.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ28 and K-01 is 72 and 76 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by seeing specs. The pic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ28 and K-01.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FZ28 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-01 will show greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FZ28 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.