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Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II

Portability
71
Imaging
47
Features
50
Overall
48
Olympus E-600 front
 
Pentax K-3 II front
Portability
59
Imaging
66
Features
84
Overall
73

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Key Specs

Olympus E-600
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 515g - 130 x 94 x 60mm
  • Launched August 2009
Pentax K-3 II
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 800g - 131 x 100 x 77mm
  • Introduced April 2015
  • Succeeded the Pentax K-3
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Overview

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and K-3 II (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was brought out 6 years earlier than the K-3 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-600 matches up against the K-3 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-600 over the Pentax K-3 II

 E-600 K-3 II 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Pentax K-3 II over the Olympus E-600

 K-3 II E-600 
IntroducedApril 2015August 2009More modern by 68 months
Screen dimensions3.2"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1037k230kSharper screen (+807k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-3 II

 E-600 K-3 II 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Touch screen Lack of Touch screen

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 comes with exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has sizing of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-600 and the K-3 II.

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and K-3 II is 71 and 59 respectively.

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes merely by seeing specifications. The picture below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and K-3 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-600 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-3 II will produce extra detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II sensor size comparison

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-600 Portrait photography information
Pentax K-3 II Portrait photography information
60
manual focus
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
provides face detection autofocus
exports RAW formats
low megapixels (12MP)
79
focusing manually
good megapixels (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
features face detect focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-600 Street photography factors
Pentax K-3 II Street photography factors
76
screen can move to multiple angles
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
69
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
very good ISO range (51,200)
fixed screen
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-600 Sports photography features
Pentax K-3 II Sports photography features
48
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect autofocus
low fps (4.0 frames/s)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
bad battery power (500 shots)
76
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good megapixels (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
features tracking focus
environment sealing
comes with phase detect auto focus
bad battery power (720 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-600 Travel photography details
Pentax K-3 II Travel photography details
53
built-in flash
selfie friendly screen
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
bad battery power (500 shots)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
56
environment sealing
good megapixels (24 megapixels)
bad battery power (720 shots)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-600 Landscape photography factors
Pentax K-3 II Landscape photography factors
53
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
screen is small (2.7 inches)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
bad battery power (500 shots)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
78
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
nice screen size (3.2 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good megapixels (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
doesnt have anti-alias filter
very good ISO range (51,200)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
has double storage slots
bad battery power (720 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-600 Vlogging info
Pentax K-3 II Vlogging info
18
lack of video recording
34
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
features face detect focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have microphone port
doesn't have selfie friendly display
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Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-3 II
 Olympus E-600Pentax K-3 II
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Pentax
Model Olympus E-600 Pentax K-3 II
Type Entry-Level DSLR Advanced DSLR
Launched 2009-08-30 2015-04-23
Body design Compact SLR Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III+ Prime III
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2
Maximum resolution 4032 x 3024 6016 x 4000
Maximum native ISO 3200 51200
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 7 27
Cross focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Pentax KAF2
Available lenses 45 151
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Range of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display size 2.7 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 1,037 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech HyperCrystal LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.48x 0.64x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/8000s
Continuous shooting speed 4.0 frames/s 8.3 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 12.00 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Front curtain, Rear curtain, Fill-in, Manual Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On + Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed sync, Wireless sync (available with dedicated external flash)
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/180s 1/180s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Optional
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 515g (1.14 pounds) 800g (1.76 pounds)
Physical dimensions 130 x 94 x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") 131 x 100 x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 55 80
DXO Color Depth score 21.5 23.6
DXO Dynamic range score 10.3 13.6
DXO Low light score 541 1106
Other
Battery life 500 photographs 720 photographs
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-1 D-LI90
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse feature
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One Dual
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