Olympus E-520 vs Pentax KP

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-520 vs Pentax KP, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and KP (24MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and KP (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-520 was announced 9 years earlier than the KP which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-520 scores versus the KP in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-520 & Pentax KP. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Pentax KP Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-520 has outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Pentax KP has dimensions of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") having a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-520 and the KP.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and KP is 68 and 61 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through specifications. The picture here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and KP.

To sum up, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-520 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax KP will produce extra detail with its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged E-520 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.