Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Below, we are comparing the Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-5 IIs, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the FE-47 (14MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is fairly similar but the FE-47 (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-47 was released 4 years before the K-5 IIs which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short overview of how the FE-47 scores vs the K-5 IIs in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-47 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-47 provides exterior dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-47 compared to the K-5 IIs.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and K-5 IIs is 93 and 60 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to see the difference between sensor sizes merely by reviewing specs. The pic below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-47 and K-5 IIs.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-47 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-5 IIs will offer more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.