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Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D

Portability
88
Imaging
48
Features
50
Overall
48
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 front
 
Pentax K110D front
Portability
67
Imaging
45
Features
30
Overall
39

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Key Specs

Panasonic GF2
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 310g - 113 x 68 x 33mm
  • Announced February 2011
  • Superseded the Panasonic GF1
  • Updated by Panasonic GF3
Pentax K110D
(Full Review)
  • 6MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 3200
  • No Video
  • Pentax KAF Mount
  • 585g - 129 x 93 x 70mm
  • Revealed May 2006
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Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Overview

On this page, we will be analyzing the Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the GF2 (12MP) and K110D (6MP) and the GF2 (Four Thirds) and K110D (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The GF2 was unveiled 4 years after the K110D which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the GF2 scores against the K110D for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF2 over the Pentax K110D

 GF2 K110D 
RevealedFebruary 2011May 2006More modern by 58 months
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k210kCrisper screen (+250k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax K110D over the Panasonic GF2

 K110D GF2 

Common features in the Panasonic GF2 and Pentax K110D

 GF2 K110D 
Manual focus Very exact focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF2 comes with external measurements of 113mm x 68mm x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Pentax K110D has sizing of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the GF2 and the K110D.

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the GF2 and K110D is 88 and 67 respectively.

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading specs. The pic here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GF2 and K110D.

All in all, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GF2 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Panasonic GF2 will offer you more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more recent GF2 provides a benefit in sensor technology.

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic GF2
Portrait photography with Pentax K110D
60
you can focus manually
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focus
delivers RAW files
low resolution (12MP)
51
manual focus
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
no liveview feature
low resolution (6MP)
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Street photography features
Pentax K110D Street photography features
65
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
56
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
fixed screen
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GF2
Sports photography with Pentax K110D
38
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
does not have image stabilization
low resolution (12MP)
not so great battery life (300 CIPA)
lacks phase detect auto focus
39
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
has phase detect auto focus
no liveview feature
max fps very slow (3.0 frames per second)
does not have image stabilization
low resolution (6 megapixels)
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Travel photography factors
Pentax K110D Travel photography factors
52
has built in flash
no Time Lapse mode
not so great battery life (300 shots)
low resolution (12 megapixels)
does not posses selfie friendly display
45
built-in flash
does not have Time Lapse mode
low resolution (6 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Landscape photography advice
Pentax K110D Landscape photography advice
55
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sized screen (3 inch)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
does not have image stabilization
low resolution (12MP)
not so great battery life (300 per charge)
no Time Lapse mode
46
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Pentax KAF mount)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
no liveview feature
does not have image stabilization
low resolution (6MP)
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF2 as a Vlogging camera
Pentax K110D as a Vlogging camera
32
touchscreen capability
offers face detection focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not posses selfie friendly display
does not have image stabilization
no external mic support
9
lack of video recording
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Panasonic GF2 vs Pentax K110D Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF2 and Pentax K110D
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2Pentax K110D
General Information
Make Panasonic Pentax
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 Pentax K110D
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level DSLR
Announced 2011-02-24 2006-05-22
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 6 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Highest resolution 4000 x 3000 3008 x 2008
Highest native ISO 6400 3200
Min native ISO 100 200
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 23 11
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Pentax KAF
Number of lenses 107 151
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 2.5 inches
Resolution of display 460 thousand dot 210 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage - 96%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.57x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 6.00 m -
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160s 1/180s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) -
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video data format AVCHD, Motion JPEG -
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 310 gr (0.68 lb) 585 gr (1.29 lb)
Physical dimensions 113 x 68 x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") 129 x 93 x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 54 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.3 not tested
DXO Low light rating 506 not tested
Other
Battery life 300 images -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID - 4 x AA
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/MMC card
Storage slots 1 1
Retail price $330 $1,000