Pentax K-1 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake

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In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-1 and Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax K-1 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens
Height 11 cm 6.8 cm
Width 13.65 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 8.55 cm 3.9 cm
Weight 925 g 332 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Enclosure Colour - Brown | White
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 36,770,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Image Processor PRIME IV TruePic VIII
LENS Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 33 121
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection - Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1.2 -
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO 100-204800 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-204800 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects - Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white), ASTRO TRACER 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/200sec -
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.4
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM, WAV
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 64 GB SDXC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage RAW 7360 x 4912
JPEG 7360 x 4912
JPEG 5760 x 3840
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 1920 x 1280
RAW 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 3200
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
Video Capture 1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 760 shots
Playback - 6.5 hours
Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard - Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.5 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, peripheral illumination correction, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Interval Movie Record, Automatic composition correction function, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, Operation Assist LED lighting Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, Full-time Live View
OTHERS Pentax K-1 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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