Olympus 7010 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Below is a extensive analysis of the Olympus 7010 versus Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The 7010 was brought out 4 years earlier than the K-5 IIs and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the 7010 grades versus the K-5 IIs in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7010 offers physical dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the 7010 versus the K-5 IIs.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7010 and K-5 IIs is 94 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the 7010 and K-5 IIs.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-5 IIs will offer you more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older 7010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.