Olympus XZ-10 vs Pentax K-5 II

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus XZ-10 vs Pentax K-5 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-10 was announced 4 months prior to the K-5 II so they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the XZ-10 grades versus the K-5 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Pentax K-5 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus XZ-10 has physical measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 II has dimensions 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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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the XZ-10 vs the K-5 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and K-5 II is 91 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking technical specs. The image below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-10 and K-5 II.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-10 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-5 II will give extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively.