Olympus SH-3 vs Pentax K10D

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SH-3 and Pentax K10D, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SH-3 (16MP) and K10D (10MP) and the SH-3 (1/2.3") and K10D (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The SH-3 was announced 9 years after the K10D which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the SH-3 grades versus the K10D for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-3 & Pentax K10D. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SH-3 Gallery & Pentax K10D Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus SH-3 has got physical dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Pentax K10D has specifications of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the SH-3 versus the K10D.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-3 and K10D is 88 and 59 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-3 and K10D.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SH-3 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Olympus SH-3 will give extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more recent SH-3 should have a benefit in sensor tech.