Olympus 9000 vs Pentax K-500

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus 9000 versus Pentax K-500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the 9000 (1/2.3") and K-500 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The 9000 was unveiled 5 years before the K-500 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the 9000 grades versus the K-500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 9000 and Pentax K-500. The full galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery and Pentax K-500 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus 9000 has external measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-500 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus 9000 versus Pentax K-500 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the 9000 vs the K-500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 9000 and K-500 is 92 and 64 respectively.

Normally, its tough to see the difference in sensor sizing just by researching specs. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the 9000 and K-500.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 9000 having a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-500 will render more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older 9000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.