Olympus 7030 vs Pentax K-70

Here is a extensive assessment of the Olympus 7030 vs Pentax K-70, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The 7030 was brought out 7 years before the K-70 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 7030 matches up vs the K-70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 and Pentax K-70. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7030 Gallery and Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7030 comes with exterior dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Pentax K-70 has dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") along with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the 7030 and the K-70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and K-70 is 95 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing simply by going through a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7030 and K-70.

Clearly, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 7030 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-70 will provide more detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older 7030 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.