Olympus 7030 vs Pentax K-3 II

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus 7030 vs Pentax K-3 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The 7030 was announced 6 years before the K-3 II which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short view of how the 7030 scores vs the K-3 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Pentax K-3 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 has got external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 II has sizing of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the 7030 compared to the K-3 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and K-3 II is 95 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes simply by going through specs. The pic below might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7030 and K-3 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 7030 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-3 II will show more detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged 7030 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.