Olympus SH-1 vs Pentax K-1

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus SH-1 vs Pentax K-1, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The SH-1 was announced 22 months prior to the K-1 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the SH-1 matches up versus the K-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-1 & Pentax K-1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-1 Gallery & Pentax K-1 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-1 has external dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Pentax K-1 has measurements of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SH-1 vs the K-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-1 and K-1 is 88 and 55 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through technical specs. The picture underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-1 and K-1.

As you can tell, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SH-1 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-1 will provide you with more detail with its extra 20MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged SH-1 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.