Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. vs. Pentax K-3 Mark III

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Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. and Pentax K-3 Mark III. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. vs. Pentax K-3 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. lens Body only
Height 11 cm 10.35 cm
Width 14.89 cm 13.45 cm
Depth 9.67 cm 7.35 cm
Weight 898 g 735 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 898 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.016 kg
Camera body only: 735 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 820 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black | Silver
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 4.4x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 43.7 Megapixel 25.73 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 50,440,000 pixels 26,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 43,700,000 pixels 25,730,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.3 x 15.5 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), anti-aliasing simulator function
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0) Optical SR II (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Image Processor Venus Engine -
LENS Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Type Macro zoom lens - 4.4x zoom - 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 LUMIX S - macro, zoom -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring) -
Lens Construction 13 groups / 16 elements -
Lens Mounting Type L-Mount Pentax K
Features ED glass, focus clutch mechanism, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 225 101
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Auto-area AF, Zone AF, Expanded area AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 1.05x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 -
Features Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
ISO (Max) 51200 1600000
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO auto, ISO 100-1600000
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 Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing
Special Effects Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 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 1/320 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Type 3.2" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control, night vision LCD display
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, H.265 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Memory Card Slot SD card, XQD Memory 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, XQD 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 8368 x 5584
5952 x 3968
4272 x 2848
RAW 16736 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
7440 x 5584
5296 x 3968
3792 x 2848
RAW 14880 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
8368 x 4712
5952 x 3352
4272 x 2400
RAW 16736 x 9424 - High Resolution Mode
5584 x 5584
3968 x 3968
2848 x 2848
RAW 11168 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
8368 x 4184
8368 x 3088
RAW 6192 x 4128
JPEG 6192 x 4128
JPEG 4752 x 3168
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 1920 x 1280
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included) Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1150 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 800 shots
Playback - 250 minutes
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Interface HDMI, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.1 (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)
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)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, date/time stamp, AE lock, AF lock, USB powered, USB charging, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 187-megapixel High Resolution mode 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
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Pentax K-3 Mark III
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, hot shoe cap Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover
Software - Digital Camera Utility 5
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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