Olympus 6000 vs Pentax K-5

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus 6000 versus Pentax K-5, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and K-5 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The 6000 was released 17 months before the K-5 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 6000 grades against the K-5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 and Pentax K-5. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 6000 Gallery and Pentax K-5 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus 6000 comes with external dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Pentax K-5 has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

Check the Olympus 6000 versus Pentax K-5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the 6000 vs the K-5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6000 and K-5 is 94 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reviewing specs. The image underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6000 and K-5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 6000 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Pentax K-5 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 6000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.