Olympus 9000 vs Pentax K-3 II

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus 9000 vs Pentax K-3 II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the 9000 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The 9000 was announced 7 years earlier than the K-3 II which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the 9000 grades versus the K-3 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 9000 and Pentax K-3 II. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 9000 Gallery and Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 9000 comes with outside dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Pentax K-3 II has measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the 9000 compared to the K-3 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 9000 and K-3 II is 92 and 59 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 9000 and K-3 II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 9000 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-3 II will result in greater detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged 9000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.