Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax K-5 II

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-25 and Pentax K-5 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-25 was released 5 years earlier than the K-5 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the FE-25 grades versus the K-5 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 & Pentax K-5 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 offers physical measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the FE-25 compared to the K-5 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and K-5 II is 98 and 60 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-25 and K-5 II.

Plainly, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-25 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Pentax K-5 II will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.