Olympus FE-4030 vs Pentax K-1

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-4030 and Pentax K-1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-4030 was introduced 7 years earlier than the K-1 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the FE-4030 scores vs the K-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 and Pentax K-1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery and Pentax K-1 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4030 features external measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 has specifications of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-4030 compared to the K-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4030 and K-1 is 95 and 55 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizes just by looking through specs. The picture here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4030 and K-1.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-4030 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-1 will provide you with greater detail using its extra 22MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged FE-4030 will be behind in sensor technology.