Panasonic FZ28 vs Pentax K-30

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FZ28 and Pentax K-30, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the FZ28 (10MP) and K-30 (16MP) and the FZ28 (1/2.3") and K-30 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The FZ28 was released 4 years prior to the K-30 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ28 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the FZ28 scores vs the K-30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 and Pentax K-30. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ28 Gallery and Pentax K-30 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ28 has got outside measurements of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") with a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-30 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the FZ28 vs the K-30.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FZ28 and K-30 is 72 and 63 respectively.

Often, it's tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ28 and K-30.

All in all, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ28 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-30 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older FZ28 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.