Olympus SP-565UZ vs Pentax K-x

Its time to look closer at the Olympus SP-565UZ and Pentax K-x, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and the K-x (12MP) is fairly well matched but the SP-565UZ (1/2.3") and K-x (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The SP-565UZ was announced 11 months prior to the K-x so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-x being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the SP-565UZ grades versus the K-x in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-565UZ & Pentax K-x. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Pentax K-x Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-565UZ enjoys outside dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") along with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-x has measurements of 123mm x 92mm x 68mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SP-565UZ and Pentax K-x in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the SP-565UZ compared to the K-x.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-565UZ and K-x is 72 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The pic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-565UZ and K-x.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SP-565UZ using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-x will give more detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged SP-565UZ is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.