Olympus E-620 vs Pentax KP

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-620 and Pentax KP, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and KP (24MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and KP (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The E-620 was brought out 8 years before the KP and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-620 matches up vs the KP for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Pentax KP. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Pentax KP Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 offers outside 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) while the Pentax KP has sizing of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") having a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-620 and Pentax KP in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-620 and the KP.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and KP is 71 and 61 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and KP.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-620 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax KP will offer you extra detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.