Olympus 7040 vs Pentax K-70

On this page, we are looking at the Olympus 7040 and Pentax K-70, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The 7040 was launched 7 years earlier than the K-70 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the 7040 scores vs the K-70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7040 and Pentax K-70. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 7040 Gallery and Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7040 features physical dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Pentax K-70 has measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the 7040 vs the K-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and K-70 is 95 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The graphic here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7040 and K-70.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7040 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-70 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older 7040 will be behind in sensor innovation.