Panasonic G2 vs Pentax ist DL2

Here is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic G2 and Pentax ist DL2, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the G2 (12MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the G2 (Four Thirds) and ist DL2 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The G2 was manufactured 4 years later than the ist DL2 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the G2 matches up vs the ist DL2 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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If you are intending to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic G2 provides outside dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.9") having a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax ist DL2 has sizing of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the G2 vs the ist DL2.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the G2 and ist DL2 is 72 and 69 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G2 and ist DL2.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The G2 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic G2 will show more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more modern G2 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.