Olympus E-410 vs Pentax K-7

The following is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-410 and Pentax K-7, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and K-7 (15MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and K-7 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The E-410 was revealed 3 years earlier than the K-7 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-410 grades versus the K-7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-410 & Pentax K-7. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Pentax K-7 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-410 has external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Pentax K-7 has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-410 and Pentax K-7 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-410 compared to the K-7.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and K-7 is 77 and 60 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at technical specs. The pic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and K-7.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-410 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax K-7 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.