Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70
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Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 1600
- 640 x 480 video
- 36-180mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
- 204g - 98 x 61 x 27mm
- Revealed January 2010
(Full Review)
- 24MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 102400
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- No Anti-Alias Filter
- 1/6000s Maximum Shutter
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Pentax KAF2 Mount
- 688g - 126 x 93 x 74mm
- Revealed June 2016
- Replacement is Pentax KF

Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Overview
Lets look more closely at the Olympus FE-47 versus Pentax K-70, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

The FE-47 was introduced 7 years prior to the K-70 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.
Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a simple summation of how the FE-47 matches up against the K-70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Gallery
Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-47 & Pentax K-70. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus FE-47 over the Pentax K-70
FE-47 | K-70 |
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Reasons to pick Pentax K-70 over the Olympus FE-47
K-70 | FE-47 | |||
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Revealed | June 2016 | ![]() | January 2010 | More modern by 78 months |
Focus manually | ![]() | Dial accurate focus | ||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | ![]() | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen |
Screen dimensions | 3" | ![]() | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") |
Screen resolution | 921k | ![]() | 230k | Clearer screen (+691k dot) |
Selfie screen | ![]() | Take selfies |
Common features in the Olympus FE-47 and Pentax K-70
FE-47 | K-70 | |||
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Touch friendly screen | ![]() | Absent Touch friendly screen |
Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-47 offers physical dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Pentax K-70 has sizing of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).
Compare the Olympus FE-47 versus Pentax K-70 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-47 compared to the K-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and K-70 is 93 and 62 respectively.

Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Sensor Comparison
Typically, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The picture here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-47 and K-70.
As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FE-47 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-70 will give you more detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Screen and ViewFinder


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Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-70 Specifications
Olympus FE-47 | Pentax K-70 | |
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General Information | ||
Make | Olympus | Pentax |
Model type | Olympus FE-47 | Pentax K-70 |
Category | Small Sensor Compact | Entry-Level DSLR |
Revealed | 2010-01-07 | 2016-06-08 |
Physical type | Compact | Compact SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | TruePic III | PRIME MII |
Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
Sensor measurements | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
Sensor area | 27.7mm² | 366.6mm² |
Sensor resolution | 14 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 3:2 |
Full resolution | 4288 x 3216 | 6000 x 4000 |
Max native ISO | 1600 | 102400 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW files | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
Selective AF | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
AF live view | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Total focus points | - | 11 |
Cross type focus points | - | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | fixed lens | Pentax KAF2 |
Lens zoom range | 36-180mm (5.0x) | - |
Maximal aperture | f/3.5-5.6 | - |
Macro focusing range | 3cm | - |
Total lenses | - | 151 |
Crop factor | 5.9 | 1.5 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
Display diagonal | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
Resolution of display | 230k dots | 921k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | None | Optical (pentaprism) |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100 percent |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.63x |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 4 secs | 30 secs |
Highest shutter speed | 1/2000 secs | 1/6000 secs |
Continuous shooting rate | - | 6.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash distance | 3.80 m | 12.00 m (at ISO 100) |
Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in | Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, flash on, flash + redeye reduction, slow sync, trailing curtain sync, manual |
External flash | ||
AE bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p) |
Max video resolution | 640x480 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, H.264 |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | Optional |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 204g (0.45 lb) | 688g (1.52 lb) |
Physical dimensions | 98 x 61 x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") | 126 x 93 x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 410 photos |
Battery type | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | 2 x AA | - |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 seconds) | Yes (2 or 12 secs, continuous) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC, Internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I compatible) |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Retail price | $0 | $649 |