Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax K-01

Below, we will be reviewing the Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax K-01, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the TG-610 (14MP) and the K-01 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the TG-610 (1/2.3") and K-01 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The TG-610 was manufactured 17 months earlier than the K-01 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-610 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-01 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the TG-610 scores vs the K-01 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-610 and Pentax K-01. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-610 Gallery and Pentax K-01 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-610 comes with outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Pentax K-01 has dimensions of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the TG-610 compared to the K-01.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-610 and K-01 is 93 and 76 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The visual here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-610 and K-01.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TG-610 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax K-01 will show extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older TG-610 will be behind in sensor technology.