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Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z

Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
21
Overall
29
Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 front
 
Pentax 645Z front
Portability
49
Imaging
80
Features
74
Overall
77

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Key Specs

Olympus 6010
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 179g - 95 x 63 x 22mm
  • Released July 2009
  • Additionally Known as mju Tough 6010
Pentax 645Z
(Full Review)
  • 51MP - Medium format Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 204800
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax 645AF2 Mount
  • 1550g - 156 x 117 x 123mm
  • Announced April 2014
  • Earlier Model is Pentax 645D
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Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 6010 over the Pentax 645Z

 6010 645Z 

Reasons to pick Pentax 645Z over the Olympus 6010

 645Z 6010 
AnnouncedApril 2014July 2009More recent by 57 months
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimension3.2"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1037k230kSharper screen (+807k dot)

Common features in the Olympus 6010 and Pentax 645Z

 6010 645Z 
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch screen Neither contains Touch screen

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z size comparison

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

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z top view buttons comparison

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z sensor size comparison

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 6010 Portrait photography factors
Pentax 645Z Portrait photography factors
21
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
external flash not possible
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
88
manual focus
amazing MP (51MP)
sensor size is large (Medium format)
supports face detect focus
exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus 6010 Street photography factors
Pentax 645Z Street photography factors
62
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
screen is fixed
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
63
has a tilting screen
sensor size is large (Medium format)
exports RAW formats
weather proof
great high ISO (204,800)
lack of image stabilization
more heavy than average in class (1,550 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 6010 Sports photography details
Pentax 645Z Sports photography details
34
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
no shutter priority mode
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
71
amazing MP (51MP)
sensor size is large (Medium format)
supports tracking focus
weather proof
supports phase detect auto focus
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (650 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 6010 Travel photography advice
Pentax 645Z Travel photography advice
61
environment proofing
built-in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
low resolution (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
51
weather proof
amazing MP (51 megapixels)
terrible battery power (650 shots)
more heavy than average in class (1,550 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 6010 as a Landscape photography camera
Pentax 645Z as a Landscape photography camera
35
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
no manual control
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Timelapse mode
78
manual focus
swap lenses (Pentax 645AF2 mount)
nice screen size (3.2 inch)
amazing MP (51 megapixels)
sensor size is large (Medium format)
does not have low pass filter
great high ISO (204,800)
exports RAW formats
weather proof
2 card slots
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (650 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 6010 Vlogging information
Pentax 645Z Vlogging information
28
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (640 x 480 pixels)
does not have external microphone port
27
supports face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with microphone support
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
more heavy than average in class (1,550 grams)
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Olympus 6010 vs Pentax 645Z Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 6010 and Pentax 645Z
 Olympus Stylus Tough 6010Pentax 645Z
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Pentax
Model type Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 Pentax 645Z
Also referred to as mju Tough 6010 -
Class Waterproof Pro DSLR
Released 2009-07-17 2014-04-15
Physical type Compact Large SLR
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III PRIME III
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Medium format
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 44 x 33mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 1,452.0mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 51MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 8256 x 6192
Max native ISO 1600 204800
Minimum native ISO 64 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points - 27
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens Pentax 645AF2
Lens zoom range 28-102mm (3.6x) -
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.1 -
Macro focusing range 2cm -
Available lenses - 6
Crop factor 5.8 0.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 2.7 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dots 1,037 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage - 98%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.85x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 1/4 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate - 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.00 m no built-in flash
Flash settings - Flash On, Flash On+Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync+Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, contrast-control-sync, high-speed sync, wireless sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/125 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p,24p)
Max video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 179 grams (0.39 lb) 1550 grams (3.42 lb)
Dimensions 95 x 63 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") 156 x 117 x 123mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 101
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 26.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 14.7
DXO Low light rating not tested 4505
Other
Battery life - 650 pictures
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50C D-LI90
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC slots
Card slots 1 Two
Price at launch $0 $5,024