Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

The following is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the K-5 IIs which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-600 grades vs the K-5 IIs in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 enjoys external 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) while the Pentax K-5 IIs has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the E-600 and the K-5 IIs.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and K-5 IIs is 71 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specs. The pic underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and K-5 IIs.

All in all, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Pentax K-5 IIs will give you extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-600 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.