Olympus SZ-10 vs Pentax K10D

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus SZ-10 and Pentax K10D, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and K10D (10MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and K10D (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-10 was unveiled 4 years later than the K10D and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SZ-10 grades against the K10D in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-10 & Pentax K10D. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Pentax K10D Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-10 has got exterior measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Pentax K10D has measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the SZ-10 vs the K10D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and K10D is 90 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The photograph here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-10 and K10D.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-10 having a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh tougher and the Olympus SZ-10 will result in extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent SZ-10 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.