Olympus FE-4000 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus FE-4000 and Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FE-4000 was revealed 4 years earlier than the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FE-4000 scores versus the K-5 IIs in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4000 enjoys external measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

See the Olympus FE-4000 and Pentax K-5 IIs in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-4000 against the K-5 IIs.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and K-5 IIs is 95 and 60 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The visual here might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and K-5 IIs.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-5 IIs will show greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be behind in sensor technology.