Olympus FE-5010 vs Pentax K-500

Below is a thorough assessment of the Olympus FE-5010 vs Pentax K-500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and K-500 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5010 was brought out 5 years earlier than the K-500 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the FE-5010 scores vs the K-500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5010 and Pentax K-500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Pentax K-500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5010 has got exterior dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-500 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the FE-5010 vs the K-500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5010 and K-500 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5010 and K-500.

All in all, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-5010 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-500 will give you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older FE-5010 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.