Olympus 7040 vs Pentax K-S2

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus 7040 vs Pentax K-S2, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and K-S2 (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and K-S2 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The 7040 was manufactured 6 years prior to the K-S2 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S2 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the 7040 grades against the K-S2 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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If you're intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7040 comes with physical measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Pentax K-S2 has measurements of 123mm x 91mm x 73mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 2.9") and a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the 7040 and the K-S2.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and K-S2 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes merely by checking specs. The pic underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7040 and K-S2.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 7040 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax K-S2 will give extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged 7040 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.