Panasonic GM5 vs Pentax K110D

Following is a extensive comparison of the Panasonic GM5 and Pentax K110D, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the GM5 (16MP) and K110D (6MP) and the GM5 (Four Thirds) and K110D (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The GM5 was brought out 8 years after the K110D which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GM5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the GM5 scores versus the K110D when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 & Pentax K110D. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GM5 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GM5 comes with external dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 36mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 211 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Pentax K110D has sizing of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the GM5 vs the K110D.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GM5 and K110D is 91 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes merely by seeing specs. The pic here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the GM5 and K110D.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GM5 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic GM5 will show extra detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The younger GM5 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.