Olympus E-620
DSLR Camera
vs Pentax K-5
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Olympus E-620

Best price $1,799
  • Weighs a little bit less than the K-5 16.4 oz vs 26.1 oz
  • Smaller body size 45 in³ vs 57 in³

What’s good about the Pentax K-5

Best price
$1,700
  • 96% more battery life 980 shots vs 500 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $1,700 vs $1,799
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.3 MP vs 12.3 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 372 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 2 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 4 f-stops 51,200 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera September 2010 vs February 2009
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Has HDR on-board E-620 does not have HDR
  • Has a waterproof camera body E-620 does not
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback E-620 does not have HDMI
  • Has an External Mic jack E-620 does not

What the Olympus E-620 and Pentax K-5 have in common

  • interchangeable lenses
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-620 and the Pentax K-5

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No Wi-Fi

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