Olympus 6010 vs Pentax K-50

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus 6010 versus Pentax K-50, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and K-50 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The 6010 was launched 5 years earlier than the K-50 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the 6010 matches up versus the K-50 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Pentax K-50. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Pentax K-50 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus 6010 enjoys physical measurements 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 K-50 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the 6010 compared to the K-50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6010 and K-50 is 94 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes only by checking technical specs. The picture underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6010 and K-50.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 6010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-50 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged 6010 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.