Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-3 II

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 & Pentax K-3 II. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

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.

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.

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

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.