Olympus E-450 vs Pentax ist DL2

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-450 vs Pentax ist DL2, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and ist DL2 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was unveiled 3 years after the ist DL2 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-450 matches up against the ist DL2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 & Pentax ist DL2. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Pentax ist DL2 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-450 has got external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax ist DL2 has dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-450 and the ist DL2.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and ist DL2 is 77 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by seeing technical specs. The image here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and ist DL2.

As you have seen, both cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-450 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus E-450 will provide more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-450 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.