Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5
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Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 3840 x 2160 video
- 24-72mm (F1.4-2.8) lens
- 310g - 106 x 60 x 42mm
- Introduced September 2016
- Additionally referred to as Lumix DMC-LX15
- Previous Model is Panasonic LX7
(Full Review)
- 16MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 12800 (Increase to 51200)
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1/8000s Max Shutter
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Pentax KAF2 Mount
- 740g - 131 x 97 x 73mm
- Announced December 2010
- Succeeded the Pentax K-7
- Refreshed by Pentax K-5 IIs
Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 Overview
Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Panasonic LX10 versus Pentax K-5, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the LX10 (1") and K-5 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe LX10 was released 5 years later than the K-5 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.
Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the LX10 grades versus the K-5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 and Pentax K-5. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic LX10 Gallery and Pentax K-5 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic LX10 over the Pentax K-5
LX10 | K-5 | |||
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Announced | September 2016 | December 2010 | More recent by 71 months | |
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen resolution | 1040k | 921k | Clearer screen (+119k dot) | |
Touch screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Pentax K-5 over the Panasonic LX10
K-5 | LX10 |
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Common features in the Panasonic LX10 and Pentax K-5
LX10 | K-5 | |||
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Manual focus | Very precise focusing | |||
Screen sizing | 3" | 3" | Equivalent screen dimensions | |
Selfie screen | Neither provides selfie screen |
Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 Physical Comparison
For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX10 provides external dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Pentax K-5 has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).
See the Panasonic LX10 versus Pentax K-5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the LX10 and the K-5.
Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the LX10 and K-5 is 88 and 60 respectively.
Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the LX10 and K-5.
As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The LX10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic LX10 will give more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more recent LX10 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.
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Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 | Pentax K-5 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Pentax |
Model | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 | Pentax K-5 |
Also called as | Lumix DMC-LX15 | - |
Category | Large Sensor Compact | Advanced DSLR |
Introduced | 2016-09-19 | 2010-12-18 |
Physical type | Large Sensor Compact | Mid-size SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | - | Prime II |
Sensor type | BSI-CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1" | APS-C |
Sensor measurements | 13.2 x 8.8mm | 23.7 x 15.7mm |
Sensor surface area | 116.2mm² | 372.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 3:2 |
Max resolution | 5472 x 3648 | 4928 x 3264 |
Max native ISO | 12800 | 12800 |
Max enhanced ISO | 25600 | 51200 |
Min native ISO | 125 | 80 |
RAW pictures | ||
Min enhanced ISO | 80 | - |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 49 | 11 |
Cross focus points | - | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | fixed lens | Pentax KAF2 |
Lens focal range | 24-72mm (3.0x) | - |
Highest aperture | f/1.4-2.8 | - |
Macro focus distance | 3cm | - |
Number of lenses | - | 151 |
Crop factor | 2.7 | 1.5 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 1,040 thousand dots | 921 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Screen tech | - | TFT LCD monitor |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | None | Optical (pentaprism) |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.61x |
Features | ||
Minimum shutter speed | 60 secs | 30 secs |
Fastest shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/8000 secs |
Fastest silent shutter speed | 1/16000 secs | - |
Continuous shutter rate | 10.0fps | 7.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash range | 12.10 m (at Auto ISO) | 13.00 m (at ISO 100) |
Flash settings | Auto, Auto w/ red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On w/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync w/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, High speed, Rear curtain and Wireless |
Hot shoe | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Fastest flash synchronize | - | 1/180 secs |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC | 1920 x 1080 (25 fps), 1280 x 720 (25, 30 fps), 640 x 424 (25, 30 fps) |
Max video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | MP4, H.264, AAC | Motion JPEG |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | Optional |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 310 grams (0.68 lbs) | 740 grams (1.63 lbs) |
Dimensions | 106 x 60 x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") | 131 x 97 x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall score | 20 | 82 |
DXO Color Depth score | 22.8 | 23.7 |
DXO Dynamic range score | 12.5 | 14.1 |
DXO Low light score | 581 | 1162 |
Other | ||
Battery life | 260 photographs | 980 photographs |
Form of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery model | - | D-LI90 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 sec (3 shots)) | Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC card | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Cost at release | $700 | $800 |