Panasonic TS20 vs Pentax KP

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic TS20 and Pentax KP, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the TS20 (16MP) and KP (24MP) and the TS20 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The TS20 was released 6 years before the KP and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic TS20 being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the TS20 scores vs the KP with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20 and Pentax KP. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic TS20 Gallery and Pentax KP Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic TS20 comes with outside dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Pentax KP has sizing of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") along with a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

See the Panasonic TS20 and Pentax KP in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the TS20 and the KP.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TS20 and KP is 95 and 61 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specifications. The photograph below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TS20 and KP.

Plainly, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The TS20 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Pentax KP will render greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older TS20 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.