Olympus E-PL6 vs Pentax K110D

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-PL6 versus Pentax K110D, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a big difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and K110D (6MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and K110D (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL6 was released 8 years later than the K110D and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-PL6 grades vs the K110D with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Pentax K110D. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Pentax K110D Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL6 has got exterior measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Pentax K110D has measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL6 vs the K110D.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and K110D is 88 and 67 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The graphic here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL6 and K110D.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL6 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Olympus E-PL6 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images more aggressively. The newer E-PL6 provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.