Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Pentax K110D

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Pentax K110D, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and K110D (6MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and K110D (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The XZ-2 iHS was released 6 years later than the K110D and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-2 iHS being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the XZ-2 iHS matches up against the K110D with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Pentax K110D. The complete galleries are available at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery and Pentax K110D Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS enjoys external measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Pentax K110D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

Examine the Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Pentax K110D in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the XZ-2 iHS versus the K110D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-2 iHS and K110D is 85 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The graphic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-2 iHS and K110D.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XZ-2 iHS due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus XZ-2 iHS will give more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher XZ-2 iHS provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.