Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus TG-610 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the TG-610 (14MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is pretty close but the TG-610 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The TG-610 was unveiled 3 years before the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-610 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the TG-610 scores against the K-5 IIs in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-610 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The full galleries are available at Olympus TG-610 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-610 features physical measurements 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-5 IIs has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Check out the Olympus TG-610 and Pentax K-5 IIs in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the TG-610 against the K-5 IIs.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-610 and K-5 IIs is 93 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through specs. The visual below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-610 and K-5 IIs.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The TG-610 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-5 IIs will result in more detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older TG-610 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.