Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax 645Z
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Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax 645Z Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.4" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 0
- No Video
- ()mm (F) lens
- n/ag - 93 x 62 x 24mm
- Announced January 2009
(Full Review)
- 51MP - Medium format Sensor
- 3.2" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 204800
- No Anti-Alias Filter
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Pentax 645AF2 Mount
- 1550g - 156 x 117 x 123mm
- Introduced April 2014
- Older Model is Pentax 645D
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Here is a extended comparison of the Olympus FE-25 and Pentax 645Z, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Pro DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and 645Z (51MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and 645Z (Medium format) provide totally different sensor dimensions.
Photography GlossaryThe FE-25 was launched 6 years earlier than the 645Z and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax 645Z being a Large SLR camera.
Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FE-25 scores versus the 645Z in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-25 over the Pentax 645Z
| FE-25 | 645Z |
|---|
Reasons to pick Pentax 645Z over the Olympus FE-25
| 645Z | FE-25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced | April 2014 |  | January 2009 | Fresher by 64 months |
| Manually focus |  | More accurate focusing | ||
| Screen type | Tilting |  | Fixed | Tilting screen |
| Screen size | 3.2" |  | 2.4" | Bigger screen (+0.8") |
| Screen resolution | 1037k |  | 112k | Sharper screen (+925k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus FE-25 and Pentax 645Z
| FE-25 | 645Z | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selfie screen |  | Neither has selfie screen | ||
| Touch friendly screen |  | Neither has Touch friendly screen |
Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax 645Z Physical Comparison
When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 has external dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Pentax 645Z has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 123mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.8") having a weight of 1550 grams (3.42 lbs).
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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-25 vs the 645Z.
Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and 645Z is 98 and 49 respectively.
Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax 645Z Sensor Comparison
Often, it is difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The photograph below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and 645Z.
All in all, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-25 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax 645Z will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 41MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.
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Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax 645Z Specifications
| Olympus FE-25 | Pentax 645Z | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Company | Olympus | Pentax |
| Model type | Olympus FE-25 | Pentax 645Z |
| Class | Ultracompact | Pro DSLR |
| Announced | 2009-01-07 | 2014-04-15 |
| Physical type | Ultracompact | Large SLR |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Powered by | - | PRIME III |
| Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | Medium format |
| Sensor dimensions | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 44 x 33mm |
| Sensor surface area | 27.7mm² | 1,452.0mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 10 megapixels | 51 megapixels |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | - | 4:3 |
| Max resolution | 3648 x 2768 | 8256 x 6192 |
| Max native ISO | - | 204800 |
| Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
| RAW pictures | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch focus | ||
| Autofocus continuous | ||
| Single autofocus | ||
| Tracking autofocus | ||
| Autofocus selectice | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Multi area autofocus | ||
| Live view autofocus | ||
| Face detect autofocus | ||
| Contract detect autofocus | ||
| Phase detect autofocus | ||
| Total focus points | - | 27 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens support | fixed lens | Pentax 645AF2 |
| Lens zoom range | () | - |
| Number of lenses | - | 6 |
| Crop factor | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Display type | Fixed Type | Tilting |
| Display diagonal | 2.4" | 3.2" |
| Display resolution | 112k dots | 1,037k dots |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch operation | ||
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder | None | Optical (pentaprism) |
| Viewfinder coverage | - | 98 percent |
| Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.85x |
| Features | ||
| Min shutter speed | 4s | 30s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/2000s | 1/4000s |
| Continuous shutter rate | - | 3.0 frames/s |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Expose Manually | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Change white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash distance | - | no built-in flash |
| Flash settings | - | Flash On, Flash On+Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync+Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, contrast-control-sync, high-speed sync, wireless sync |
| Hot shoe | ||
| AE bracketing | ||
| WB bracketing | ||
| Max flash synchronize | - | 1/125s |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p,24p) |
| Max video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
| Video format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Mic support | ||
| Headphone support | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | none | USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) |
| GPS | None | Optional |
| Physical | ||
| Environment sealing | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | - | 1550 grams (3.42 lbs) |
| Physical dimensions | 93 x 62 x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") | 156 x 117 x 123mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.8") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO Overall rating | not tested | 101 |
| DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | 26.0 |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | 14.7 |
| DXO Low light rating | not tested | 4505 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | - | 650 images |
| Type of battery | - | Battery Pack |
| Battery ID | - | D-LI90 |
| Self timer | - | Yes (2 or 10 secs) |
| Time lapse recording | ||
| Type of storage | - | Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC slots |
| Card slots | Single | Two |
| Pricing at release | $15 | $5,024 |