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Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5

Portability
84
Imaging
59
Features
79
Overall
67
Olympus PEN-F front
 
Pentax K-5 front
Portability
60
Imaging
56
Features
82
Overall
66

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Key Specs

Olympus PEN-F
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 427g - 125 x 72 x 37mm
  • Revealed January 2016
Pentax K-5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800 (Push to 51200)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 740g - 131 x 97 x 73mm
  • Released December 2010
  • Replaced the Pentax K-7
  • Successor is Pentax K-5 IIs
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Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Overview

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus PEN-F and Pentax K-5, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and K-5 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 5 years after the K-5 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the PEN-F grades vs the K-5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus PEN-F over the Pentax K-5

 PEN-F K-5 
ReleasedJanuary 2016December 2010Newer by 63 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1037k921kClearer screen (+116k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax K-5 over the Olympus PEN-F

 K-5 PEN-F 

Common features in the Olympus PEN-F and Pentax K-5

 PEN-F K-5 
Focus manually Dial exact focusing
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Physical Comparison

If you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F features outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") having a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the PEN-F and the K-5.

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and K-5 is 84 and 60 respectively.

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 top view buttons comparison

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The pic underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and K-5.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus PEN-F will give extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more recent PEN-F should have an advantage in sensor innovation.

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 sensor size comparison

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Portrait photography highlights
Pentax K-5 Portrait photography highlights
75
has manual focus
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
includes face detect autofocus
delivers RAW formats
73
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detect focus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus PEN-F as a Street photography camera
Pentax K-5 as a Street photography camera
84
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
features focus by touch
good high ISO (25,600)
66
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
screen is fixed
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Sports Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Sports photography factors
Pentax K-5 Sports photography factors
67
high shutter speed (1/8,000s)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
includes tracking focus
bad battery life (330 shots)
does not have phase detect autofocus
78
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
comes with tracking focus
weather sealing
has phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus PEN-F as a Travel photography camera
Pentax K-5 as a Travel photography camera
75
features focus by touch
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
selfie friendly display
bad battery life (330 CIPA)
65
weather sealing
decent megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Landscape photography highlights
Pentax K-5 Landscape photography highlights
76
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
bad battery life (330 shots)
78
you can focus manually
change lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Vlogging advice
Pentax K-5 Vlogging advice
78
selfie friendly display
touch screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
includes face detect autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
missing mic jack
33
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
comes with face detect focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has mic port
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
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Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus PEN-F and Pentax K-5
 Olympus PEN-FPentax K-5
General Information
Brand Olympus Pentax
Model Olympus PEN-F Pentax K-5
Category Advanced Mirrorless Advanced DSLR
Revealed 2016-01-27 2010-12-18
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic VII Prime II
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.7 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 372.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Maximum resolution 5184 x 3888 4928 x 3264
Maximum native ISO 25600 12800
Maximum boosted ISO - 51200
Lowest native ISO 200 80
RAW pictures
Lowest boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 81 11
Cross focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Pentax KAF2
Total lenses 107 151
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,037k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen technology - TFT LCD monitor
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder resolution 2,360k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.62x 0.61x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000s 1/8000s
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/16000s -
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames/s 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range no built-in flash 13.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, High speed, Rear curtain and Wireless
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync - 1/180s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p) 1920 x 1080 (25 fps), 1280 x 720 (25, 30 fps), 640 x 424 (25, 30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 427g (0.94 lbs) 740g (1.63 lbs)
Dimensions 125 x 72 x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") 131 x 97 x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 74 82
DXO Color Depth score 23.1 23.7
DXO Dynamic range score 12.4 14.1
DXO Low light score 894 1162
Other
Battery life 330 photographs 980 photographs
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLN-1 D-LI90
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds, custom) Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One One
Launch price $1,000 $800