Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-50

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax K-50, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the LX10 (1") and K-50 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The LX10 was announced 2 years after the K-50 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the LX10 matches up versus the K-50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX10 has got outer measurements of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-50 has dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the LX10 versus the K-50.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the LX10 and K-50 is 88 and 63 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions purely by checking out a spec sheet. The pic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the LX10 and K-50.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The LX10 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic LX10 will show more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern LX10 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.