Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-r

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus FE-47 vs Pentax K-r, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the FE-47 (14MP) and the K-r (12MP) is relatively close but the FE-47 (1/2.3") and K-r (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The FE-47 was released 14 months before the K-r which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the FE-47 scores vs the K-r in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-47 & Pentax K-r. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Pentax K-r Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-47 comes with physical dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-r has measurements of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") with a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the FE-47 against the K-r.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and K-r is 93 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The visual here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-47 and K-r.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-47 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus FE-47 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older FE-47 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.