Olympus 5010 vs Pentax KP

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus 5010 versus Pentax KP, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and KP (24MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The 5010 was revealed 8 years prior to the KP which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 5010 matches up vs the KP in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Pentax KP. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Pentax KP Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus 5010 comes with external dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Pentax KP has measurements of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") along with a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the 5010 and the KP.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 5010 and KP is 96 and 61 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading specifications. The image below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 5010 and KP.

Plainly, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 5010 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax KP will deliver more detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged 5010 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.