Olympus SZ-10 vs Pentax K-r

Following is a extended review of the Olympus SZ-10 vs Pentax K-r, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the SZ-10 (14MP) and the K-r (12MP) is very comparable but the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and K-r (APS-C) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-10 was brought out about the same time to the K-r which means that they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the SZ-10 scores against the K-r when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Pentax K-r. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Pentax K-r Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-10 features outside dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Pentax K-r has specifications of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the SZ-10 compared to the K-r.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and K-r is 90 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes only by seeing specs. The image underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-10 and K-r.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SZ-10 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus SZ-10 will provide greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively.