Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-S1

The following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K-S1, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and K-S1 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The 6020 was announced 5 years prior to the K-S1 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the 6020 matches up against the K-S1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Pentax K-S1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus 6020 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Pentax K-S1 has sizing of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the 6020 vs the K-S1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the 6020 and K-S1 is 95 and 69 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specifications. The image below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6020 and K-S1.

Plainly, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 6020 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-S1 will give you more detail with its extra 7MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 6020 is going to be behind in sensor technology.