Olympus XZ-10 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Lets look much closer at the Olympus XZ-10 vs Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The XZ-10 was manufactured 4 months earlier than the K-5 IIs and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the XZ-10 matches up versus the K-5 IIs with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-10 provides external 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 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the XZ-10 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and K-5 IIs is 91 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions purely by viewing a spec sheet. The picture underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-10 and K-5 IIs.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-10 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-5 IIs will result in more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics way more aggressively.