Olympus E-30 vs Pentax K-500

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-30 and Pentax K-500, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and K-500 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the K-500 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-30 grades vs the K-500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 & Pentax K-500. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Pentax K-500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 has got exterior dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-500 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-30 against the K-500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and K-500 is 60 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to see the gap between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The picture below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and K-500.

As you have seen, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-30 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-500 will deliver greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.