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Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18

Portability
66
Imaging
44
Features
38
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Pentax Optio RZ18 front
Portability
92
Imaging
39
Features
37
Overall
38

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Key Specs

Panasonic L10
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 556g - 135 x 96 x 78mm
  • Launched December 2007
Pentax RZ18
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-450mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 178g - 97 x 61 x 33mm
  • Launched September 2011
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Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Overview

Below is a in depth analysis of the Panasonic L10 and Pentax RZ18, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and RZ18 (16MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and RZ18 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The L10 was manufactured 4 years prior to the RZ18 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax RZ18 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the L10 grades against the RZ18 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Pentax RZ18

 L10 RZ18 

Reasons to pick Pentax RZ18 over the Panasonic L10

 RZ18 L10 
LaunchedSeptember 2011December 2007More recent by 45 months
Display dimensions3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution460k207kCrisper display (+253k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Pentax RZ18

 L10 RZ18 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither offers Touch friendly display

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic L10 offers physical measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") along with a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Pentax RZ18 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 vary depending on the lens you choose during that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the L10 compared to the RZ18.

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and RZ18 is 66 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The visual underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the L10 and RZ18.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The L10 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax RZ18 will offer greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L10 Portrait photography advice
Pentax RZ18 Portrait photography advice
56
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
low MP (10 megapixels)
36
has manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
no manual mode
cannot use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic L10 Street photography advice
Pentax RZ18 Street photography advice
59
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
lighter than competitors (556 grams)
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
65
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment sealing
lighter than competition in class (178 grams)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic L10 Sports photography features
Pentax RZ18 Sports photography features
42
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect AF
continuous shooting slow (3.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
low MP (10MP)
47
great zoom range (25-450mm 18.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
environment sealing
low fps (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Travel photography camera
Pentax RZ18 as a Travel photography camera
51
lighter than competitors (556g)
has built in flash
missing Time Lapse mode
low MP (10 megapixels)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
71
lighter than competition in class (178 grams)
environment sealing
resolution is good (16MP)
built-in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
very long zoom (450mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic L10 Landscape photography features
Pentax RZ18 Landscape photography features
49
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen is small (2.5 inch)
no image stabilization
low MP (10MP)
missing Time Lapse mode
49
has manual focus
fairly wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16MP)
environment sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
does not have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Vlogging camera
Pentax RZ18 as a Vlogging camera
9
can't shoot video
30
fairly wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (178g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external microphone socket
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Panasonic L10 vs Pentax RZ18 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Pentax RZ18
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Pentax Optio RZ18
General Information
Company Panasonic Pentax
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Pentax Optio RZ18
Category Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2007-12-14 2011-09-12
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 1600 6400
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-450mm (18.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-5.9
Macro focus range - 4cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.5 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 207k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech - TFT color LCD with Anti-reflective coating
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 3.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 11.00 m 2.80 m
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Max video resolution None 1280x720
Video file format - Motion JPEG
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
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 556g (1.23 lb) 178g (0.39 lb)
Physical dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 97 x 61 x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 not tested
DXO Low light score 429 not tested
Other
Battery model - D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $350 $210