Olympus 7000 vs Pentax K-1 II

The following is a detailed analysis of the Olympus 7000 and Pentax K-1 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) use different sensor sizing.

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The 7000 was announced 10 years earlier than the K-1 II which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the 7000 matches up against the K-1 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Pentax K-1 Mark II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7000 has got external measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has proportions 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the 7000 versus the K-1 II.

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

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and K-1 II.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 7000 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-1 II will result in more detail with its extra 24MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 7000 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.