Olympus 5010 vs Pentax K-70

In this article, we will be reviewing the Olympus 5010 versus Pentax K-70, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The 5010 was announced 7 years before the K-70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the 5010 grades vs the K-70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Pentax K-70. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus 5010 provides physical measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-70 has sizing of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the 5010 and the K-70.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 5010 and K-70 is 96 and 62 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The photograph below will provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 5010 and K-70.

All in all, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 5010 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Pentax K-70 will render more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older 5010 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.