Olympus SZ-10 vs Pentax K110D

Following is a detailed analysis of the Olympus SZ-10 and Pentax K110D, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and K110D (6MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-10 was unveiled 4 years after the K110D which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the SZ-10 scores vs the K110D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-10 & Pentax K110D. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-10 comes with exterior 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) whilst the Pentax K110D has proportions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the SZ-10 vs the K110D.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and K110D is 90 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking technical specs. The picture here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-10 and K110D.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SZ-10 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Olympus SZ-10 will resolve extra detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The more recent SZ-10 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.