Panasonic ZR3 vs Pentax K200D

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Panasonic ZR3 versus Pentax K200D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the ZR3 (14MP) and K200D (10MP) and the ZR3 (1/2.3") and K200D (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The ZR3 was released 18 months after the K200D which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K200D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the ZR3 scores vs the K200D with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3 & Pentax K200D. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZR3 Gallery & Pentax K200D Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZR3 comes with external dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Pentax K200D has sizing of 134mm x 95mm x 74mm (5.3" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 690 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the ZR3 versus the K200D.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the ZR3 and K200D is 94 and 61 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes simply by looking through a spec sheet. The image here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZR3 and K200D.

Clearly, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The ZR3 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic ZR3 will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer ZR3 provides an advantage in sensor technology.