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Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01

Portability
66
Imaging
44
Features
38
Overall
41
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Pentax K-01 front
Portability
76
Imaging
57
Features
68
Overall
61

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Key Specs

Panasonic L10
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 556g - 135 x 96 x 78mm
  • Launched December 2007
Pentax K-01
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 561g - 122 x 79 x 58mm
  • Released May 2012
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Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Overview

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Panasonic L10 versus Pentax K-01, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and K-01 (16MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and K-01 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The L10 was launched 5 years earlier than the K-01 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K-01 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the L10 scores versus the K-01 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Pentax K-01

 L10 K-01 

Reasons to pick Pentax K-01 over the Panasonic L10

 K-01 L10 
ReleasedMay 2012December 2007More recent by 54 months
Display dimension3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution921k207kSharper display (+714k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Pentax K-01

 L10 K-01 
Manual focus More precise focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch display Neither provides Touch display

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic L10 provides external dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Pentax K-01 has proportions of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") along with a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the L10 against the K-01.

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L10 and K-01 is 66 and 76 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The visual underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and K-01.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The L10 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-01 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L10 Portrait photography information
Pentax K-01 Portrait photography information
56
focusing manually
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
74
manual focus
decent MP (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
offers face detection autofocus
supports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic L10
Street photography with Pentax K-01
59
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
lighter than competition in class (556 grams)
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
66
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
fixed screen
more heavy than competition (561 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Sports photography camera
Pentax K-01 as a Sports photography camera
42
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect autofocus
max fps very slow (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
61
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
better than average battery pack (540 per charge)
max frames per second very slow (6.0 frames per second)
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 Travel photography details
Pentax K-01 Travel photography details
51
lighter than competition in class (556 grams)
has built in flash
does not have Timelapse mode
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
65
better than average battery pack (540 shots)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
more heavy than competition (561 grams)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic L10
Landscape photography with Pentax K-01
49
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
screen is small (2.5 inch)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
does not have Timelapse mode
80
manual focus
change lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
better than average battery pack (540 shots)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic L10 Vlogging advice
Pentax K-01 Vlogging advice
9
no video recording
34
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
offers face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes external microphone support
screen isn't selfie friendly
more heavy than competition (561g)
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Panasonic L10 vs Pentax K-01 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Pentax K-01
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Pentax K-01
General Information
Make Panasonic Pentax
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Pentax K-01
Type Advanced DSLR Entry-Level Mirrorless
Launched 2007-12-14 2012-05-30
Physical type Mid-size SLR SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.7 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 372.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 4928 x 3264
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 3 81
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Pentax KAF2
Amount of lenses 45 151
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.5 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 207 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech - TFT LCD monitor
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 3.0fps 6.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 11.00 m 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/180 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps),1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25, 24 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
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 sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 556 grams (1.23 lbs) 561 grams (1.24 lbs)
Dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 122 x 79 x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 55 79
DXO Color Depth score 21.3 23.7
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 12.9
DXO Low light score 429 1135
Other
Battery life - 540 photos
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - D-LI90
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $350 $899