Pentax K-3 Mark III vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

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Pentax K-3 Mark III

Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-3 Mark III and Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax K-3 Mark III vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18 Comparison Chart

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Product Type	Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording	Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system
Lens Included	Body only	20-60mm F3.5-5.6 lens and 50mm F.18 lens
Height	10.35 cm	10.23 cm
Width	13.45 cm	13.43 cm
Depth	7.35 cm	9.01 cm
Weight	735 g	657 g
Weight Details	Camera body only: 735 g Camera with battery and memory card: 820 g	Camera body only: 657 g Camera with battery and memory card: 740 g
Body Material	Magnesium alloy	-
Enclosure Colour	Black \| Silver	-
Protection	Weatherproof, dust-resistant	Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom	-	3x
Navigation	GPS receiver	-

SENSOR	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Sensor Resolution	25.73 Megapixel	24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Total Pixels	26,780,000 pixels	25,280,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	25,730,000 pixels	24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	APS-C (23.3 x 15.5 mm)	Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution)	30 fps	30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction	-	Yes
Sensor Features	Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), anti-aliasing simulator function	Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Dual Native ISO technology
Image Stabiliser	Optical SR II (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)	Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Digital level metre	-

LENS	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Type	-	Wide-angle zoom lens - 3x zoom - 20 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 LUMIX S - wide angle, zoom
Focus Adjustment	-	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	-	15 cm
Max View Angle	-	94 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment	-	Manual
Lens Construction	-	9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size	-	67 mm
Lens Mounting Type	Pentax K	L-Mount
Features	-	ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof, Ultra High Refractive (UHR) index lens, freezeproof

SECOND LENS

Type	-	Lens 50 mm - f/1.8 LUMIX S
Focus Adjustment	-	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	-	45 cm
Lens Construction	-	8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size	-	67 mm
Features	-	ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof, Ultra High Refractive (UHR) index lens, freezeproof

FOCUSING	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Auto Focus	TTL contrast and phase detection	TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	101	-
Auto Focus Features	-	Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control	Auto-area AF, Zone AF, Expanded area AF	Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection	Yes	Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function

VIEWFINDER	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Viewfinder Type	Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism	Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support	-	Colour
Viewfinder Resolution	-	3,680,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage	100%	100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification	1.05x	0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range	-4 to +1	-4 to +2
Features	Auto eye sensor	Auto eye sensor

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

ISO (Max)	1600000	204800
Native ISO	-	100-4000
Extended ISO (Max)	-	204800
Extended ISO (Min)	-	50
Light Sensitivity	ISO auto, ISO 100-1600000	ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 640, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 204800
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight-weighted	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones	-	1728
Exposure Modes	Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority	Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, custom, slow & quick
Bracketing Modes	Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing	Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects	Soft, Slim, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Colour replace, Grainy Monochrome	Sepia, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Dynamic Monochrome, Old Days, Silky Monochrome, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709, V-Log, Like2100 (HLG)
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white)	Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type	Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled	Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec	1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	30 sec	60 sec
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps	±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	-	3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing	-	Yes
X-sync Speed	1/200sec	-
Exposure Range	EV -3-20 (ISO 100)	EV 0-18 (ISO 100)

DISPLAY	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Type	3.2" LCD display	3" LCD display
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
Display Format	1,620,000 pixels	1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in	Rotating
Display Features	Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control, night vision LCD display	-

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Digital Video Format	H.264, MOV	H.264, MOV, HEVC, H.265
Image Recording Format	JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW)	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HLG Photo
Max Video Resolution	3840 x 2160	5952 x 3968
Audio Signal Format	-	Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo	Stereo
Microphone Features	Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control	Wind noise reduction

MEMORY	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Memory Card Slot	Dual SD card	Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card	SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included	No	No
Image Storage	RAW 6192 x 4128 JPEG 6192 x 4128 JPEG 4752 x 3168 JPEG 3648 x 2432 JPEG 1920 x 1280	6000 x 4000 4272 x 2848 3024 x 2016 12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode 8496 x 5664 - High Resolution Mode 5328 x 4000 3792 x 2848 2688 x 2016 10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode 7552 x 5664 - High Resolution Mode 4000 x 4000 2848 x 2848 2016 x 2016 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode 5664 x 5664 - High Resolution Mode 6000 x 2208 6000 x 3000
Video Capture	H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps	5952 x 3968 - 30 fps H.265 - 5952 x 3968 - 24 fps H.265 - 5952 x 3136 - 30 fps H.265 - 5952 x 3136 - 24 fps H.265 - 5888 x 3312 - 30 fps H.265 - 5888 x 3312 - 24 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 - 30 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 30 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps

BATTERY AND CHARGING	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Battery Type	Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion	Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details	Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)	Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life	Photo shooting - 800 shots Playback - 250 minutes	Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 1250 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)

CONNECTIONS	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Interface	HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2	HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features	Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer	Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard	Exif Print support	-
Computer Connectivity	Mac, Windows	-
Flash Terminal	Hot shoe, PC terminal	Hot shoe
Connector Type	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)

FEATURES	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Self-Timer Delay	2sec, 12sec	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	2.5 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second	2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode	Auto HDR mode	-
Additional Features	Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Automatic composition correction function, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, colour fringe correction, multiple exposure capture, GPS stamp, D-range correction	Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, USB powered, USB charging, Touch Shutter technology, primary colour filter, Touch AE function, Phase Hybrid AutoFocus, Active I.S. technology

OTHERS	Pentax K-3 Mark III	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5M2WE + 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 and 50mm F.18

Included Accessories	Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover	Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, hot shoe cap, 2 dust caps, 2 lens caps, 2 lens hoods, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software	Digital Camera Utility 5	SILKYPIX Developer Studio, LUMIX Tether
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	-10 °C	0 °C
Service & Support	Limited warranty - 1 year	-