Olympus E-450 vs Pentax KP

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus E-450 and Pentax KP, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and KP (24MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and KP (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-450 was brought out 8 years before the KP and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-450 scores against the KP in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-450 & Pentax KP. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Pentax KP Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 has external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Pentax KP has sizing of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") along with a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-450 versus the KP.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and KP is 77 and 61 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and KP.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-450 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax KP will result in greater detail having its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.