Olympus E-600 vs Pentax 645D

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-600 versus Pentax 645D, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Pro DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and 645D (40MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and 645D (Medium format) feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was unveiled 6 months earlier than the 645D and they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-600 scores vs the 645D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 and Pentax 645D. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Pentax 645D Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 provides external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Pentax 645D has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") and a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

See the Olympus E-600 versus Pentax 645D in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-600 versus the 645D.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and 645D is 71 and 50 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions just by reviewing specs. The image here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and 645D.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Pentax 645D will offer more detail having an extra 28 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively.