Panasonic FZ80 vs Pentax K110D

Below is a complete analysis of the Panasonic FZ80 and Pentax K110D, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FZ80 (18MP) and K110D (6MP) and the FZ80 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The FZ80 was released 10 years later than the K110D and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the FZ80 matches up versus the K110D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80 & Pentax K110D. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ80 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ80 provides outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Pentax K110D has measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FZ80 and Pentax K110D in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the FZ80 versus the K110D.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ80 and K110D is 63 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ80 and K110D.

Clearly, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ80 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic FZ80 will give more detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern FZ80 should have an edge in sensor technology.