Olympus 6000 vs Pentax K-7

Lets look closer at the Olympus 6000 vs Pentax K-7, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and K-7 (15MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and K-7 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The 6000 was manufactured 3 months earlier than the K-7 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the 6000 matches up versus the K-7 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Pentax K-7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Pentax K-7 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 6000 features external measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Pentax K-7 has specifications of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the 6000 compared to the K-7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 6000 and K-7 is 94 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizes simply by going over technical specs. The image here might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and K-7.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 6000 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-7 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs far more aggressively.