Olympus E-P2 vs Pentax WG-2 GPS

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-P2 vs Pentax WG-2 GPS, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and WG-2 GPS (16MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and WG-2 GPS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-P2 was launched 21 months earlier than the WG-2 GPS making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax WG-2 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-P2 matches up vs the WG-2 GPS when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-P2 & Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-P2 Gallery & Pentax WG-2 GPS Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P2 provides outer dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Pentax WG-2 GPS has proportions of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-P2 against the WG-2 GPS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P2 and WG-2 GPS is 86 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to envision the gap between sensor sizes purely by going over technical specs. The image underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P2 and WG-2 GPS.

As you have seen, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-P2 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax WG-2 GPS will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged E-P2 is going to be behind in sensor tech.