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Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D

Portability
88
Imaging
41
Features
51
Overall
45
Olympus Stylus SH-2 front
 
Pentax K110D front
Portability
67
Imaging
45
Features
30
Overall
39

Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Key Specs

Olympus SH-2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 271g - 109 x 63 x 42mm
  • Introduced March 2015
  • Superseded the Olympus SH-1
  • New Model is Olympus SH-3
Pentax K110D
(Full Review)
  • 6MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 3200
  • No Video
  • Pentax KAF Mount
  • 585g - 129 x 93 x 70mm
  • Released May 2006
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Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Overview

Here is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus SH-2 and Pentax K110D, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and K110D (6MP) and the SH-2 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The SH-2 was unveiled 8 years later than the K110D and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the SH-2 scores vs the K110D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SH-2 over the Pentax K110D

 SH-2 K110D 
ReleasedMarch 2015May 2006Fresher by 108 months
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k210kSharper screen (+250k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax K110D over the Olympus SH-2

 K110D SH-2 
Manual focus More accurate focus

Common features in the Olympus SH-2 and Pentax K110D

 SH-2 K110D 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-2 provides external dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Pentax K110D has proportions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the SH-2 versus the K110D.

Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-2 and K110D is 88 and 67 respectively.

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Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing simply by viewing technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-2 and K110D.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SH-2 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus SH-2 will render greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern SH-2 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D sensor size comparison

Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus SH-2
Portrait photography with Pentax K110D
44
good megapixels (16MP)
offers face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
lack of manual focus
cannot use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
51
focusing manually
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
does not have liveview
MP count low (6MP)
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Street Comparison

Olympus SH-2 Street photography information
Pentax K110D Street photography information
70
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
provides touch to focus
lighter than competition (271 grams)
no articulating screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
56
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SH-2 Sports photography highlights
Pentax K110D Sports photography highlights
51
excellent zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
great battery (380 per charge)
no shutter priority
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
39
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
sensor has phase detect auto focus
does not have liveview
continuous shooting slow (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (6 megapixels)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus SH-2
Travel photography with Pentax K110D
74
great battery (380 shots)
lighter than competition (271g)
provides touch to focus
good megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (25mm)
great zoom (600mm)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
45
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
MP count low (6 megapixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SH-2 Landscape photography factors
Pentax K110D Landscape photography factors
55
fairly wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
saves RAW files
great battery (380 per charge)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
46
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Pentax KAF mount)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
small screen (2.5")
does not have liveview
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (6MP)
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SH-2 Vlogging features
Pentax K110D Vlogging features
35
fairly wide (25mm)
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition (271g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
display isn't selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone jack
9
no video recording
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Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax K110D Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SH-2 and Pentax K110D
 Olympus Stylus SH-2Pentax K110D
General Information
Brand Olympus Pentax
Model type Olympus Stylus SH-2 Pentax K110D
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Entry-Level DSLR
Introduced 2015-03-11 2006-05-22
Body design Compact Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic VII -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 6MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 3008 x 2008
Highest native ISO 6400 3200
Minimum native ISO 125 200
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points - 11
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens Pentax KAF
Lens zoom range 25-600mm (24.0x) -
Highest aperture f/3.0-6.9 -
Macro focusing range 3cm -
Number of lenses - 151
Crop factor 5.8 1.5
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 3 inch 2.5 inch
Resolution of display 460 thousand dot 210 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage - 96%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.57x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 11.5fps 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 8.30 m (at ISO 3200) -
Flash options Auto, redeye reduction, fill-in, off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/180 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) -
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video format H.264 -
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 271 gr (0.60 lbs) 585 gr (1.29 lbs)
Physical dimensions 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") 129 x 93 x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 380 pictures -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery ID LI-92B 4 x AA
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory SD/MMC card
Storage slots One One
Retail pricing $399 $1,000