Olympus 7000 vs Pentax K-5

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus 7000 and Pentax K-5, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and K-5 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The 7000 was introduced 23 months prior to the K-5 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the 7000 matches up versus the K-5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Pentax K-5. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Pentax K-5 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7000 features outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 7000 and Pentax K-5 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the 7000 against the K-5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and K-5 is 94 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over specs. The graphic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and K-5.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 7000 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-5 will deliver more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older 7000 is going to be behind in sensor tech.