Panasonic GF5 vs Pentax K100D

The following is a complete analysis of the Panasonic GF5 vs Pentax K100D, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the GF5 (12MP) and K100D (6MP) and the GF5 (Four Thirds) and K100D (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The GF5 was released 5 years after the K100D which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the GF5 matches up vs the K100D with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 and Pentax K100D. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GF5 Gallery and Pentax K100D Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic GF5 enjoys exterior dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Pentax K100D has specifications of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the GF5 against the K100D.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF5 and K100D is 89 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions merely by looking at technical specs. The pic underneath should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GF5 and K100D.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GF5 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic GF5 will give more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The newer GF5 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.