Olympus 6010 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

The following is a extended analysis of the Olympus 6010 versus Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The 6010 was announced 4 years earlier than the K-5 IIs which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 6010 grades versus the K-5 IIs in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6010 has got outside 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) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the 6010 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6010 and K-5 IIs is 94 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6010 and K-5 IIs.

As you can see, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 6010 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax K-5 IIs will resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged 6010 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.