Olympus SZ-15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus SZ-15 vs Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the SZ-15 (16MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is very comparable but the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-15 was launched very close to the K-5 IIs so they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SZ-15 matches up vs the K-5 IIs in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-15 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-15 offers physical measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the SZ-15 versus the K-5 IIs.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-15 and K-5 IIs is 88 and 60 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through technical specs. The visual here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-15 and K-5 IIs.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have the same megapixel count but not the same sensor sizing. The SZ-15 contains the smaller sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF harder.