Olympus FE-5020 vs Pentax K110D

The following is a detailed overview of the Olympus FE-5020 vs Pentax K110D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and K110D (6MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) provide different sensor size.

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The FE-5020 was announced 3 years after the K110D which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the FE-5020 scores vs the K110D in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5020 & Pentax K110D. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5020 offers external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Pentax K110D has specifications of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-5020 vs the K110D.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5020 and K110D is 95 and 67 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The pic below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and K110D.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-5020 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Olympus FE-5020 will render greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher FE-5020 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.