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Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
32
Overall
34
Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 front
 
Pentax K-3 II front
Portability
59
Imaging
66
Features
84
Overall
73

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Key Specs

Olympus 6020
(Full Review)
  • 13MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 122g - 95 x 62 x 22mm
  • Released February 2010
  • Alternate Name is mju Tough 6020
Pentax K-3 II
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 51200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 800g - 131 x 100 x 77mm
  • Announced April 2015
  • Old Model is Pentax K-3
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Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Overview

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The 6020 was brought out 6 years earlier than the K-3 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the 6020 matches up against the K-3 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 6020 over the Pentax K-3 II

 6020 K-3 II 

Reasons to pick Pentax K-3 II over the Olympus 6020

 K-3 II 6020 
AnnouncedApril 2015February 2010More modern by 63 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focusing
Display dimension3.2"2.7"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution1037k230kSharper display (+807k dot)

Common features in the Olympus 6020 and Pentax K-3 II

 6020 K-3 II 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch display Lacking Touch display

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6020 offers outer measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the 6020 versus the K-3 II.

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6020 and K-3 II is 95 and 59 respectively.

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The image below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 6020 and K-3 II.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 6020 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Pentax K-3 II will result in greater detail having its extra 11MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 6020 will be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II sensor size comparison

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 6020 Portrait photography factors
Pentax K-3 II Portrait photography factors
28
decent megapixels (13MP)
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
79
manual focus
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
has face detect focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus 6020 as a Street photography camera
Pentax K-3 II as a Street photography camera
66
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proofing
lighter than competition (122 grams)
fixed screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
69
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
very good high ISO (51,200)
no moving screen
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 6020 Sports photography advice
Pentax K-3 II Sports photography advice
43
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (13 megapixels)
has tracking focus
weather proofing
slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
76
great max shutter speed (1/8,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
has tracking focus
environment proofing
comes with phase detect auto focus
low battery power (720 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus 6020
Travel photography with Pentax K-3 II
70
lighter than competition (122g)
weather proofing
decent megapixels (13MP)
has built in flash
pretty wide (28mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
does not posses selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
56
environment proofing
megapixel count good (24MP)
low battery power (720 shots)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 6020 Landscape photography details
Pentax K-3 II Landscape photography details
40
pretty wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (13MP)
weather proofing
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
no manual control
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
does not have Time Lapse recording
78
manual focus
switch lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
screen is a good size (3.2 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
doesnt have low pass filter
very good high ISO (51,200)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
has double storage slots
low battery power (720 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus 6020
Vlogging with Pentax K-3 II
31
pretty wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition (122 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic socket
34
image stabilization (Sensor based)
has face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does have mic port
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
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Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-3 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 6020 and Pentax K-3 II
 Olympus Stylus Tough 6020Pentax K-3 II
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Pentax
Model Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 Pentax K-3 II
Also called mju Tough 6020 -
Category Waterproof Advanced DSLR
Released 2010-02-02 2015-04-23
Body design Compact Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III Prime III
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 13 megapixels 24 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 3:2
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 6016 x 4000
Highest native ISO 1600 51200
Min native ISO 64 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points - 27
Cross focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Pentax KAF2
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) -
Highest aperture f/3.9-5.9 -
Macro focus range 1cm -
Total lenses - 151
Focal length multiplier 5.9 1.5
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7" 3.2"
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 1,037 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.64x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 1/4 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 5.0 frames/s 8.3 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.00 m no built-in flash
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On + Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed sync, Wireless sync (available with dedicated external flash)
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/180 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Optional
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 122g (0.27 lb) 800g (1.76 lb)
Dimensions 95 x 62 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 131 x 100 x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 80
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.6
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.6
DXO Low light score not tested 1106
Other
Battery life - 720 pictures
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model Li-50B D-LI90
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 2
Retail pricing $279 $829