Olympus 7000 vs Pentax K-S1

Below is a in depth review of the Olympus 7000 vs Pentax K-S1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and K-S1 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7000 was launched 6 years earlier than the K-S1 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the 7000 grades against the K-S1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Pentax K-S1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-S1 has dimensions of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the 7000 against the K-S1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and K-S1 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through specifications. The graphic here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and K-S1.

Plainly, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7000 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Pentax K-S1 will render greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older 7000 will be behind in sensor tech.