Olympus E-300 vs Pentax K-1

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-300 versus Pentax K-1, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and K-1 (Full frame) offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was manufactured 12 years before the K-1 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-300 scores against the K-1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 & Pentax K-1. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Pentax K-1 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 comes with exterior dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-300 against the K-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and K-1 is 67 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through specs. The graphic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and K-1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-300 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Pentax K-1 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 28MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.