Olympus 7010 vs Pentax K-S2

The following is a detailed review of the Olympus 7010 versus Pentax K-S2, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and K-S2 (20MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and K-S2 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The 7010 was manufactured 6 years before the K-S2 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S2 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise summary of how the 7010 matches up versus the K-S2 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7010 and Pentax K-S2. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7010 Gallery and Pentax K-S2 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7010 comes with outer dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Pentax K-S2 has measurements of 123mm x 91mm x 73mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 2.9") having a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 7010 versus Pentax K-S2 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the 7010 against the K-S2.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and K-S2 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specs. The pic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7010 and K-S2.

All in all, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 7010 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-S2 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged 7010 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.