Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 II

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-5 II, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the LX10 (1") and K-5 II (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The LX10 was introduced 3 years after the K-5 II which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the LX10 scores versus the K-5 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 & Pentax K-5 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX10 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic LX10 provides outside measurements of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has specifications of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the LX10 against the K-5 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX10 and K-5 II is 88 and 60 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading through technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the LX10 and K-5 II.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The LX10 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic LX10 will give you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The newer LX10 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.