Panasonic ZS3 vs Pentax K110D

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic ZS3 versus Pentax K110D, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the ZS3 (10MP) and K110D (6MP) and the ZS3 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The ZS3 was revealed 3 years later than the K110D and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS3 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the ZS3 scores versus the K110D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 & Pentax K110D. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS3 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS3 comes with external measurements of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Pentax K110D has sizing of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

See the Panasonic ZS3 versus Pentax K110D in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the ZS3 and the K110D.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS3 and K110D is 91 and 67 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The graphic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS3 and K110D.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ZS3 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic ZS3 will provide more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images more aggressively. The fresher ZS3 provides an advantage in sensor tech.