Olympus SP-565UZ vs Pentax K-1

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus SP-565UZ versus Pentax K-1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the SP-565UZ (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-565UZ was released 8 years prior to the K-1 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the SP-565UZ scores vs the K-1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-565UZ & Pentax K-1. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Pentax K-1 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-565UZ provides exterior dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Pentax K-1 has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-565UZ compared to the K-1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-565UZ and K-1 is 72 and 55 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-565UZ and K-1.

As you have seen, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-565UZ because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-1 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 26MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older SP-565UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.