Olympus 7030 vs Pentax K-S1

Let's look much closer at the Olympus 7030 and Pentax K-S1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and K-S1 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The 7030 was announced 5 years before the K-S1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the 7030 matches up against the K-S1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Pentax K-S1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 comes with external dimensions 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 K-S1 has sizing of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus 7030 and Pentax K-S1 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the 7030 vs the K-S1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and K-S1 is 95 and 69 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 7030 and K-S1.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 7030 with its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Pentax K-S1 will resolve extra detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older 7030 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.