Olympus FE-3010 vs Pentax K-500

On this page, we will be evaluating the Olympus FE-3010 vs Pentax K-500, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and K-500 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FE-3010 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the K-500 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the FE-3010 scores vs the K-500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-3010 and Pentax K-500. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Pentax K-500 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-3010 features exterior dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Pentax K-500 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-3010 vs the K-500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and K-500 is 97 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at a spec sheet. The picture here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-3010 and K-500.

Clearly, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-3010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Pentax K-500 will give extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged FE-3010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.