Olympus FE-4000 vs Pentax K110D

The following is a comprehensive review of the Olympus FE-4000 and Pentax K110D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and K110D (6MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and K110D (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The FE-4000 was manufactured 3 years after the K110D which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FE-4000 grades vs the K110D with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 & Pentax K110D. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. 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) while the Pentax K110D has specifications of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-4000 vs the K110D.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and K110D is 95 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through technical specs. The image here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and K110D.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4000 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Olympus FE-4000 will give you more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The fresher FE-4000 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.