Panasonic L1 vs Pentax WG-1

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic L1 and Pentax WG-1, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the L1 (7MP) and WG-1 (14MP) and the L1 (Four Thirds) and WG-1 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The L1 was announced 4 years earlier than the WG-1 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax WG-1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the L1 grades against the WG-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 & Pentax Optio WG-1. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic L1 Gallery & Pentax WG-1 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic L1 has got external measurements of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) and the Pentax WG-1 has proportions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the L1 against the WG-1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L1 and WG-1 is 65 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes only by checking specifications. The image here should offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the L1 and WG-1.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The L1 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax WG-1 will give extra detail with its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged L1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.