Olympus FE-25 vs Pentax K-3

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus FE-25 and Pentax K-3, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and K-3 (24MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and K-3 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-25 was unveiled 6 years before the K-3 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the FE-25 scores versus the K-3 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Pentax K-3. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Pentax K-3 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 provides external dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 has dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-25 and the K-3.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and K-3 is 98 and 59 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor sizes purely by going over specifications. The image here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and K-3.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-25 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-3 will offer extra detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.