Olympus 7000 vs Pentax K-1

On this page, we will be contrasting the Olympus 7000 versus Pentax K-1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7000 was announced 8 years before the K-1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the 7000 scores against the K-1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Pentax K-1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Pentax K-1 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 comes with outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Pentax K-1 has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the 7000 and the K-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7000 and K-1 is 94 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizing only by reading technical specs. The visual here might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 7000 and K-1.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 7000 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-1 will offer you extra detail with its extra 24MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older 7000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.