Panasonic GF8 vs Pentax K100D

Lets look much closer at the Panasonic GF8 vs Pentax K100D, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the GF8 (16MP) and K100D (6MP) and the GF8 (Four Thirds) and K100D (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The GF8 was manufactured 9 years later than the K100D and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the GF8 grades vs the K100D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 and Pentax K100D. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GF8 Gallery and Pentax K100D Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF8 provides outside dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Pentax K100D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GF8 and the K100D.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GF8 and K100D is 90 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing purely by checking specifications. The photograph below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GF8 and K100D.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GF8 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic GF8 will give you greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern GF8 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.