Panasonic S2 vs Pentax K-S1

Below, we are matching up the Panasonic S2 versus Pentax K-S1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S2 (14MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the S2 (1/2.3") and K-S1 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The S2 was revealed 3 years prior to the K-S1 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S2 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple summation of how the S2 grades vs the K-S1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-S2 and Pentax K-S1. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S2 Gallery and Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic S2 comes with outside measurements of 98mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 112 grams (0.25 lbs) while the Pentax K-S1 has sizing of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the S2 vs the K-S1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S2 and K-S1 is 96 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The visual underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the S2 and K-S1.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S2 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-S1 will render more detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older S2 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.