Olympus FE-5010 vs Pentax K100D

Lets look more closely at the Olympus FE-5010 and Pentax K100D, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and K100D (6MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and K100D (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-5010 was launched 2 years later than the K100D and that is quite a significant 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 K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the FE-5010 scores versus the K100D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5010 & Pentax K100D. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery & Pentax K100D Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5010 offers physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Pentax K100D has specifications of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-5010 and Pentax K100D in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-5010 vs the K100D.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5010 and K100D is 96 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5010 and K100D.

As you can tell, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-5010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus FE-5010 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher FE-5010 should have an edge in sensor technology.