Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RS1500

Below is a complete analysis of the Panasonic L10 versus Pentax RS1500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and RS1500 (14MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and RS1500 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The L10 was introduced 4 years earlier than the RS1500 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax RS1500 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the L10 scores vs the RS1500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Pentax Optio RS1500. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Pentax RS1500 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic L10 features exterior measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) whilst the Pentax RS1500 has dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the L10 and the RS1500.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the L10 and RS1500 is 66 and 93 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and RS1500.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L10 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax RS1500 will give extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.