Olympus E-M10 IV vs Pentax K-5 II

Below, we will be comparing the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Pentax K-5 II, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and K-5 II (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 IV was introduced 7 years after the K-5 II which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-M10 IV matches up against the K-5 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Pentax K-5 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 IV comes with outer dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Pentax K-5 II has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 IV vs the K-5 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 IV and K-5 II is 81 and 60 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by checking specs. The picture below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and K-5 II.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 IV using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Olympus E-M10 IV will resolve greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 IV provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.