Olympus E-620 vs Pentax K-3 II

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-620 and Pentax K-3 II, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and K-3 II (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-620 was unveiled 6 years earlier than the K-3 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-620 scores versus the K-3 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 & Pentax K-3 II. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 offers physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has sizing of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-620 against the K-3 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and K-3 II is 71 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to see the difference in sensor dimensions simply by seeing specifications. The picture here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and K-3 II.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-620 using its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh harder and the Pentax K-3 II will produce extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged E-620 will be behind in sensor innovation.