Olympus PEN E-P5 vs. Pentax K-S1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-P5 and Pentax K-S1. 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

Olympus PEN E-P5 vs. Pentax K-S1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.89 cm 9.3 cm
Width 12.23 cm 12 cm
Depth 3.72 cm 7 cm
Weight 378 g 485 g
Body Material Metal -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | White White | Black
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 20.12 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,100,000 pixels 20,420,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 17,200,000 pixels 20,120,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Special Protect (SP) coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Image Processor TruePic VI PRIME MII
LENS Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Pentax KAF2
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 11
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -2.5 to +1.5
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Interchangeable Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 77
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, shutter & aperture priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter 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 Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, High Key, Low Key, Key Line Natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Bleach Bypass, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Cold vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Clear Tone, Warm Fade, Brilliant Colour, Infrared Filter
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/320 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF Colour control, display brightness control
FLASH Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 10
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction 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, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, MJPEG H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Sensitivity control
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Memory Card Slot 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, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
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Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 10 fps - Time-Lapse mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Battery Type Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Photo shooting - 480 shots (50% flash usage)
Playback - 4.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI
Connectivity Features Remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 9 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5.4 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, hue control, Eye-Fi Card Ready, LED body illumination
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P5 Pentax K-S1
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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