Pentax K-50 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-50 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II. 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-50 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.65 cm 8.5 cm
Width 12.9 cm 12.37 cm
Depth 7 cm 3.8 cm
Weight 590 g 417 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | White | Red Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 16.05 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 16,050,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
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-M5 Mark II
Image Processor PRIME M TruePic VII
LENS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 81
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 1.48x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, aperture, frame counter, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, exposure bracketing, battery status, AF lock
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 200-25600
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, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Flash Exposure 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 Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, multiple exposure, panorama assist, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight, digital IS
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 Art, Black & White, Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Diorama, Cross Process, composite, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Vintage
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, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/8000 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
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 2, 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF
FLASH Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 12.9
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, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM3
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264 AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
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 Included - No
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 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
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 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLN-1 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 - 750 shots
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode, HDR post-processing
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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, interval shooting mode, contrast control, face detection, digital tele-converter, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Pentax K-50 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
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