Olympus SZ-12 vs Pentax KP

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus SZ-12 vs Pentax KP, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and KP (24MP) and the SZ-12 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-12 was introduced 6 years earlier than the KP and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the SZ-12 scores against the KP with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-12 and Pentax KP. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery and Pentax KP Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-12 provides exterior dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Pentax KP has sizing of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SZ-12 vs Pentax KP in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the SZ-12 versus the KP.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the SZ-12 and KP is 89 and 61 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specifications. The photograph underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-12 and KP.

Plainly, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SZ-12 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Pentax KP will offer you greater detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older SZ-12 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.