Olympus FE-4000 vs Pentax K-50

Following is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Pentax K-50, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and K-50 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4000 was revealed 5 years prior to the K-50 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FE-4000 scores versus the K-50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 & Pentax K-50. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Pentax K-50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4000 enjoys external dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Pentax K-50 has measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the FE-4000 versus the K-50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and K-50 is 95 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes merely by researching technical specs. The pic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4000 and K-50.

As you can tell, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-4000 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-50 will render more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 will be behind in sensor tech.