Olympus E-450 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

The following is a extended analysis of the Olympus E-450 and Pentax K-5 IIs, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-450 was released 5 years prior to the K-5 IIs which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-450 scores against the K-5 IIs in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-450 offers outer dimensions 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 K-5 IIs has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-450 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and K-5 IIs is 77 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions only by going through technical specs. The image below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and K-5 IIs.

As you have seen, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-450 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-5 IIs will provide more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-450 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.