Panasonic FZ47 vs Pentax K-5 II

Lets examine more closely at the Panasonic FZ47 and Pentax K-5 II, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the FZ47 (12MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the FZ47 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ47 was brought out 22 months before the K-5 II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ47 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the FZ47 matches up against the K-5 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47 and Pentax K-5 II. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ47 Gallery and Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ47 has got physical dimensions of 120mm x 80mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6") having a weight of 498 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

See the Panasonic FZ47 and Pentax K-5 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the FZ47 vs the K-5 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ47 and K-5 II is 68 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ47 and K-5 II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FZ47 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-5 II will give you greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FZ47 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.