Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-1 II

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus 6020 and Pentax K-1 II, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The 6020 was unveiled 9 years prior to the K-1 II which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the 6020 scores versus the K-1 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 and Pentax K-1 Mark II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 6020 Gallery and Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 6020 has got external dimensions 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 K-1 II has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 6020 and Pentax K-1 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the 6020 against the K-1 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 6020 and K-1 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching technical specs. The image here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6020 and K-1 II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 6020 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Pentax K-1 II will result in more detail having an extra 23MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged 6020 will be behind in sensor technology.