Olympus SZ-12 vs Pentax K-1 II

Below is a complete review of the Olympus SZ-12 versus Pentax K-1 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the SZ-12 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) use different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-12 was brought out 7 years prior to the K-1 II and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the SZ-12 matches up versus the K-1 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-12 & Pentax K-1 Mark II. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery & Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-12 comes with external dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has specifications of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the SZ-12 versus the K-1 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-12 and K-1 II is 89 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The photograph here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-12 and K-1 II.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-12 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-1 II will give you extra detail having its extra 22 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older SZ-12 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.