Panasonic G10 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

The following is a thorough review of the Panasonic G10 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G10 was released 3 years prior to the K-5 IIs which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the G10 matches up versus the K-5 IIs with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic G10 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic G10 offers outside dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has specifications of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the G10 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G10 and K-5 IIs is 72 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions just by researching specifications. The image underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G10 and K-5 IIs.

To sum up, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The G10 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-5 IIs will provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged G10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.