Panasonic S3 vs Pentax K-3 III

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic S3 versus Pentax K-3 III, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the S3 (14MP) and K-3 III (26MP) and the S3 (1/2.3") and K-3 III (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The S3 was revealed 11 years earlier than the K-3 III and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic S3 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 III being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the S3 grades vs the K-3 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 and Pentax K-3 Mark III. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S3 Gallery and Pentax K-3 III Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic S3 has external dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 III has specifications of 135mm x 104mm x 74mm (5.3" x 4.1" x 2.9") along with a weight of 820 grams (1.81 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the S3 against the K-3 III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S3 and K-3 III is 96 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S3 and K-3 III.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S3 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-3 III will provide more detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The older S3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.