Olympus VH-515 vs Pentax K-5 II

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus VH-515 vs Pentax K-5 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and K-5 II (APS-C) feature totally different sensor size.

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The VH-515 was introduced 9 months before the K-5 II so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the VH-515 scores against the K-5 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 & Pentax K-5 II. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus VH-515 comes with outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VH-515 vs Pentax K-5 II in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the VH-515 vs the K-5 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and K-5 II is 95 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-515 and K-5 II.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-5 II will resolve more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots much more aggressively. The older VH-515 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.