Olympus E-M10 IV vs Pentax K100D S

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Pentax K100D S, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and K100D S (6MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and K100D S (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was unveiled 13 years after the K100D S which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-M10 IV scores vs the K100D S when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and Pentax K100D Super. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery and Pentax K100D S Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 IV provides physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Pentax K100D S has measurements of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 IV vs the K100D S.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 IV and K100D S is 81 and 65 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading through specs. The image here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and K100D S.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus E-M10 IV will give more detail having an extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer E-M10 IV is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.