Olympus FE-45 vs Pentax K-1 II

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus FE-45 and Pentax K-1 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-45 was introduced 10 years earlier than the K-1 II and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the FE-45 scores vs the K-1 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-45 and Pentax K-1 Mark II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-45 offers physical dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Pentax K-1 II has measurements of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

Check the Olympus FE-45 and Pentax K-1 II in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-45 against the K-1 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and K-1 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by going over specs. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and K-1 II.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-45 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-1 II will offer you more detail using its extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.