Panasonic ZS50 vs Pentax K-5 II

The following is a complete assessment of the Panasonic ZS50 vs Pentax K-5 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the ZS50 (12MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the ZS50 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The ZS50 was brought out 20 months after the K-5 II making them a generation away from one another. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS50 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the ZS50 grades versus the K-5 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 and Pentax K-5 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS50 Gallery and Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS50 has got outside measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Pentax K-5 II has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the ZS50 versus the K-5 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS50 and K-5 II is 90 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The image here might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS50 and K-5 II.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The ZS50 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more challenging and the Pentax K-5 II will show extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger ZS50 should have an advantage in sensor tech.