Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z

Lets look much closer at the Olympus 6010 and Pentax 645Z, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Pro DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and 645Z (51MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and 645Z (Medium format) use different sensor size.

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The 6010 was announced 5 years earlier than the 645Z and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax 645Z being a Large SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a concise overview of how the 6010 matches up vs the 645Z in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Pentax 645Z. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Pentax 645Z Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 6010 has got outside dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Pentax 645Z has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 123mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.8") with a weight of 1550 grams (3.42 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view size comparison of the 6010 vs the 645Z.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the 6010 and 645Z is 94 and 49 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The photograph below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 6010 and 645Z.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6010 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax 645Z will give you more detail with its extra 39 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older 6010 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.