Olympus E-330 vs Pentax K-1 II

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-330 and Pentax K-1 II, both Advanced DSLR cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and K-1 II (Full frame) posses different sensor size.

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The E-330 was unveiled 13 years prior to the K-1 II and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-330 grades against the K-1 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 and Pentax K-1 Mark II. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 offers outside dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-330 and the K-1 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and K-1 II is 65 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The graphic underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and K-1 II.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-1 II will produce greater detail having an extra 29MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind in sensor tech.