Olympus 6020 vs Pentax K100D

Lets look closer at the Olympus 6020 and Pentax K100D, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and K100D (6MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and K100D (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 6020 was introduced 3 years later than the K100D and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the 6020 grades versus the K100D with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Pentax K100D. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Pentax K100D Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 6020 enjoys outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Pentax K100D has sizing of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the 6020 versus the K100D.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the 6020 and K100D is 95 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing only by looking at technical specs. The visual here will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6020 and K100D.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 6020 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus 6020 will resolve extra detail using its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger 6020 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.