Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-S1

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-S1, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and K-S1 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-600 was released 6 years prior to the K-S1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the E-600 grades versus the K-S1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 and Pentax K-S1. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-600 provides exterior measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Pentax K-S1 has proportions of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

See the Olympus E-600 vs Pentax K-S1 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-600 and the K-S1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and K-S1 is 71 and 69 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-600 and K-S1.

Clearly, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-600 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-S1 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.