Panasonic TS6 vs Pentax K110D

Following is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic TS6 and Pentax K110D, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the TS6 (16MP) and K110D (6MP) and the TS6 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The TS6 was announced 8 years after the K110D which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic TS6 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the TS6 scores against the K110D in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS6 & Pentax K110D. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic TS6 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic TS6 has external measurements of 110mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Pentax K110D has proportions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the TS6 vs the K110D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TS6 and K110D is 91 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The image underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the TS6 and K110D.

All in all, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The TS6 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Panasonic TS6 will give you more detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The newer TS6 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.