Olympus E-500 vs Pentax K-70

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-500 versus Pentax K-70, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and K-70 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was unveiled 11 years earlier than the K-70 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-500 scores versus the K-70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 and Pentax K-70. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 offers physical dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-70 has proportions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-500 and the K-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and K-70 is 70 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The image here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and K-70.

All in all, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Pentax K-70 will give more detail having an extra 16MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.