Olympus SH-50 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus SH-50 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the SH-50 (16MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is fairly well matched but the SH-50 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The SH-50 was released 4 months earlier than the K-5 IIs which means that they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise overview of how the SH-50 scores versus the K-5 IIs in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SH-50 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-50 offers outer dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the SH-50 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-50 and K-5 IIs is 88 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes simply by checking technical specs. The picture underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and K-5 IIs.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have the same megapixel count but not the same sensor sizes. The SH-50 contains the tinier sensor which will make obtaining shallower depth of field tougher.