Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-30

The following is a complete overview of the Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-30, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and K-30 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and K-30 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was introduced 4 years before the K-30 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-600 scores vs the K-30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-30. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Pentax K-30 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 enjoys outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-30 has measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-30 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-600 vs the K-30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and K-30 is 71 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions simply by checking out specifications. The pic here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and K-30.

Plainly, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-30 will produce more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.