Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax ist DS2

Here is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax ist DS2, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and ist DS2 (6MP) and the LX10 (1") and ist DS2 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The LX10 was unveiled 11 years later than the ist DS2 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax ist DS2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the LX10 matches up versus the ist DS2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 & Pentax ist DS2. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX10 Gallery & Pentax ist DS2 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX10 offers 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 ist DS2 has dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the LX10 and the ist DS2.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX10 and ist DS2 is 88 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by going over a spec sheet. The graphic below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the LX10 and ist DS2.

Clearly, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The LX10 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Panasonic LX10 will offer more detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots far more aggressively. The younger LX10 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.