Olympus FE-5020 vs Pentax K-5 II

Following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus FE-5020 versus Pentax K-5 II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-5020 was unveiled 4 years before the K-5 II which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the FE-5020 matches up versus the K-5 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-5020 and Pentax K-5 II. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5020 has external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the K-5 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5020 and K-5 II is 95 and 60 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at a spec sheet. The pic underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and K-5 II.

As you can see, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-5020 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-5 II will give you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.