Olympus SZ-15 vs Pentax KP

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus SZ-15 vs Pentax KP, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and KP (24MP) and the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-15 was unveiled 4 years prior to the KP and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SZ-15 matches up 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-15 and Pentax KP. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery and Pentax KP Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-15 has external dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 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).

Take a look at the Olympus SZ-15 vs Pentax KP in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the SZ-15 compared to the KP.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-15 and KP is 88 and 61 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-15 and KP.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SZ-15 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax KP will deliver extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older SZ-15 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.