Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ10

Its time to look more in depth at the Panasonic L10 and Pentax RZ10, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and RZ10 (14MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and RZ10 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The L10 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the RZ10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax RZ10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the L10 grades vs the RZ10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Pentax Optio RZ10. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Pentax RZ10 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic L10 features exterior dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Pentax RZ10 has measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the L10 against the RZ10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L10 and RZ10 is 66 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the L10 and RZ10.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L10 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax RZ10 will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older L10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.