Panasonic FZ60 vs Pentax K-3 II

Here, we will be matching up the Panasonic FZ60 vs Pentax K-3 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FZ60 (16MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the FZ60 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The FZ60 was unveiled 3 years before the K-3 II and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ60 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the FZ60 scores vs the K-3 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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For anyone who is looking to carry your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ60 has got external dimensions of 120mm x 81mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 II has dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the FZ60 versus the K-3 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ60 and K-3 II is 68 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through specifications. The graphic below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ60 and K-3 II.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FZ60 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-3 II will give more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FZ60 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.