Pentax K-50 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-50 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R. 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.

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Pentax K-50 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens
Height 9.65 cm 8.36 cm
Width 12.9 cm 12.15 cm
Depth 7 cm 4.95 cm
Weight 590 g 362 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 362 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 411 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate -
Enclosure Colour Black | White | Red Silver
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Image Processor PRIME M TruePic VIII
LENS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 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 - Aspherical lens, MSC technology
FOCUSING Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 1.23x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, forest, backlight silhouette -
Special Effects Soft, Slim, Pastel, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading, Tone Expansion 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), fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 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 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Colour control, display brightness control
FLASH Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 5.8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 16 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included - Yes
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 1280 x 720
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (D-LI109 battery)
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (lithium AA batteries)
Playback - 4.5 hours (D-LI109 battery)
Playback - 9.3 hours (lithium AA batteries)
Photo shooting - 330 shots (Live View mode)
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0 (micro-USB)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Adjustment, in-camera RAW processing, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Dual Axis Electronic Level, date stamp, Lens Distortion Correction Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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