Olympus 7030 vs Pentax 645D

Following is a extensive overview of the Olympus 7030 and Pentax 645D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and 645D (40MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and 645D (Medium format) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The 7030 was manufactured 2 months earlier than the 645D and they are of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 7030 grades vs the 645D with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Pentax 645D. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Pentax 645D Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7030 comes with outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Pentax 645D has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the 7030 compared to the 645D.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 7030 and 645D is 95 and 50 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes simply by going over specs. The pic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the 7030 and 645D.

All in all, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 7030 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Pentax 645D will offer you more detail due to its extra 26MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively.