Olympus E-620 vs Pentax KF

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-620 and Pentax KF, both Entry-Level DSLR digital cameras by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and KF (24MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and KF (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was released 14 years earlier than the KF and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact SLR).

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-620 grades vs the KF with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 and Pentax KF. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Pentax KF Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-620 comes with outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Pentax KF has measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 684 grams (1.51 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-620 and Pentax KF in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-620 vs the KF.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and KF is 71 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and KF.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax KF will give extra detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.