Olympus SZ-10 vs Pentax K-1

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus SZ-10 versus Pentax K-1, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) provide different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-10 was introduced 6 years before the K-1 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the SZ-10 scores against the K-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-10 and Pentax K-1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery and Pentax K-1 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-10 comes with outside dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Pentax K-1 has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the SZ-10 and the K-1.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and K-1 is 90 and 55 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-10 and K-1.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SZ-10 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-1 will offer you more detail using its extra 22 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older SZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.