Olympus FE-5020 vs Pentax KP

Lets look more closely at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Pentax KP, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and KP (24MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The FE-5020 was unveiled 8 years before the KP and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FE-5020 scores versus the KP in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5020 and Pentax KP. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Pentax KP Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5020 has outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Pentax KP has measurements of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") along with a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the FE-5020 against the KP.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and KP is 95 and 61 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and KP.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-5020 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Pentax KP will deliver greater detail having an extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5020 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.