Olympus E-420 vs Pentax WS80

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-420 and Pentax WS80, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the E-420 (10MP) and the WS80 (10MP) is relatively similar but the E-420 (Four Thirds) and WS80 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-420 was manufactured 13 months before the WS80 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax WS80 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-420 scores vs the WS80 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-420 & Pentax Optio WS80. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Pentax WS80 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-420 enjoys outer measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax WS80 has sizing of 92mm x 60mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-420 against the WS80.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and WS80 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to envision the difference between sensor sizing only by going over technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-420 and WS80.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have the same MP albeit not the same sensor sizing. The E-420 features the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower DOF simpler. The older E-420 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.