Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-5 II

Let's look closer at the Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-5 II, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the 6020 (13MP) and the K-5 II (16MP) is relatively comparable but the 6020 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The 6020 was manufactured 4 years prior to the K-5 II which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the 6020 matches up versus the K-5 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus 6020 enjoys external measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the 6020 vs the K-5 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6020 and K-5 II is 95 and 60 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 6020 and K-5 II.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 6020 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-5 II will show extra detail due to its extra 3MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 6020 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.