Olympus SH-3 vs Pentax K-70

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus SH-3 and Pentax K-70, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the SH-3 (16MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the SH-3 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The SH-3 was brought out 4 months earlier than the K-70 and they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the SH-3 matches up vs the K-70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-3 & Pentax K-70. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SH-3 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-3 comes with external measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-70 has proportions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the SH-3 against the K-70.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the SH-3 and K-70 is 88 and 62 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by checking out technical specs. The pic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-3 and K-70.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SH-3 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-70 will show extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively.