Olympus FE-5010 vs Pentax K-70

Here is a extended assessment of the Olympus FE-5010 vs Pentax K-70, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5010 was brought out 8 years earlier than the K-70 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the FE-5010 matches up against the K-70 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5010 & Pentax K-70. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5010 has outer measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Pentax K-70 has dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-5010 and the K-70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5010 and K-70 is 96 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing just by reading through technical specs. The visual below might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5010 and K-70.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-5010 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-70 will resolve extra detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older FE-5010 is going to be behind in sensor technology.