Olympus TG-310 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus TG-310 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the TG-310 (14MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is pretty comparable but the TG-310 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The TG-310 was launched 3 years prior to the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-310 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the TG-310 matches up vs the K-5 IIs in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-310 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-310 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-310 features external measurements of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus TG-310 and Pentax K-5 IIs in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the TG-310 vs the K-5 IIs.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-310 and K-5 IIs is 94 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing only by checking out specs. The visual here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-310 and K-5 IIs.

All in all, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The TG-310 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-5 IIs will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older TG-310 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.