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Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50

Portability
79
Imaging
37
Features
65
Overall
48
Olympus Stylus 1 front
 
Pentax K-50 front
Portability
63
Imaging
58
Features
65
Overall
60

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Key Specs

Olympus 1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Announced November 2013
  • Updated by Olympus 1s
Pentax K-50
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/6000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 650g - 130 x 97 x 71mm
  • Released November 2013
  • Earlier Model is Pentax K-30
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Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Overview

Lets look much closer at the Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the 1 (12MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the 1 (1/1.7") and K-50 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The 1 was released within a month of the K-50 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 1 grades versus the K-50 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 1 over the Pentax K-50

 1 K-50 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1040k921kSharper screen (+119k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax K-50 over the Olympus 1

 K-50 1 

Common features in the Olympus 1 and Pentax K-50

 1 K-50 
ReleasedNovember 2013November 2013Similar age
Manually focus Dial precise focusing
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen size
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 1 provides outside dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-50 has dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the 1 versus the K-50.

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 1 and K-50 is 79 and 63 respectively.

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The graphic below will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 1 and K-50.

Clearly, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 1 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-50 will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively.

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 sensor size comparison

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus 1
Portrait photography with Pentax K-50
48
focusing manually
high flash sync speed (1/2,000s)
comes with face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
74
has manual focus
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports face detection focus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus 1 Street photography features
Pentax K-50 Street photography features
70
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW formats
has touch focus
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
65
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
weather proof
good ISO range (51,600)
no articulating screen
more heavy than competition (650g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 1 as a Sports photography camera
Pentax K-50 as a Sports photography camera
43
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking autofocus
better than average battery pack (410 CIPA)
low MP (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
does not have phase detect AF
67
max shutter speed is good (1/6,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
weather proof
sensor has phase detect auto focus
slow continuous shooting (6.0 fps)
not so great battery life (410 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 1 Travel photography features
Pentax K-50 Travel photography features
61
better than average battery pack (410 shots)
has touch focus
has built in flash
decently wide (28mm)
very long reach (300mm)
missing Timelapse mode
low MP (12MP)
does not offer selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
56
weather proof
megapixel count decent (16MP)
has built in flash
not so great battery life (410 shots)
more heavy than competition (650 grams)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus 1
Landscape photography with Pentax K-50
49
focusing manually
decently wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW formats
better than average battery pack (410 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
low MP (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
missing Timelapse mode
74
has manual focus
swap lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
good ISO range (51,600)
delivers RAW files
weather proof
not so great battery life (410 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus 1
Vlogging with Pentax K-50
32
decently wide (28mm)
touchscreen capability
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly display
missing external microphone socket
28
image stabilization (Sensor based)
supports face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
no external microphone jack
more heavy than competition (650g)
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Olympus 1 vs Pentax K-50 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 1 and Pentax K-50
 Olympus Stylus 1Pentax K-50
General Information
Brand Olympus Pentax
Model Olympus Stylus 1 Pentax K-50
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Entry-Level DSLR
Announced 2013-11-25 2013-11-27
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VI PRIME M
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" APS-C
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 23.7 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 372.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Peak resolution 3968 x 2976 4928 x 3264
Highest native ISO 12800 51600
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 25 11
Cross focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Pentax KAF2
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) -
Max aperture f/2.8 -
Macro focus range 5cm -
Amount of lenses - 151
Crop factor 4.8 1.5
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,040k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech LCD TFT LCD monitor with brightness/color adjustment and AR coating
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.61x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/6000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 7.0 frames/s 6.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range - 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash options Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync+Redeye, Trailing Curtain Sync, Wireless
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/2000 secs 1/180 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p); high speed: 640 x 480 (120p), 320 x 240 (240p) 1920 x 1080 (30,25,24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60,50,30,25,24 fps), 640 x 424 (30,25,24 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 402 gr (0.89 lb) 650 gr (1.43 lb)
Dimensions 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") 130 x 97 x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 51 79
DXO Color Depth score 20.7 23.7
DXO Dynamic range score 11.6 13.0
DXO Low light score 179 1120
Other
Battery life 410 photographs 410 photographs
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-5 D-LI109
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at release $700 $610