Olympus 6020 vs Pentax 645D

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 6020 and Pentax 645D, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Pro DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and 645D (40MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and 645D (Medium format) offer different sensor sizing.

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The 6020 was manufactured within a month of the 645D so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a concise overview of how the 6020 matches up against the 645D for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Pentax 645D. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Pentax 645D Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus 6020 enjoys outer measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Pentax 645D has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the 6020 against the 645D.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6020 and 645D is 95 and 50 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The visual below might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6020 and 645D.

As you have seen, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 6020 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax 645D will offer you more detail due to its extra 27MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively.