Olympus E-620 vs Pentax Q7

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-620 versus Pentax Q7, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the Q7 (12MP) is pretty close but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and Q7 (1/1.7") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The E-620 was manufactured 5 years before the Q7 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-620 matches up vs the Q7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 and Pentax Q7. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Pentax Q7 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 has outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Pentax Q7 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-620 against the Q7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and Q7 is 71 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to see the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The photograph here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and Q7.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras enjoy the same exact megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-620 comes with the bigger sensor which should make getting shallow DOF simpler. The older E-620 will be behind in sensor technology.