Olympus 8000 vs Pentax K-1

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus 8000 versus Pentax K-1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and K-1 (36MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and K-1 (Full frame) come with different sensor measurements.

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The 8000 was revealed 7 years earlier than the K-1 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the 8000 scores against the K-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Pentax K-1. The full galleries are available at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Pentax K-1 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 8000 has outer measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Pentax K-1 has measurements of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the 8000 vs the K-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 8000 and K-1 is 94 and 55 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the 8000 and K-1.

As you can tell, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 8000 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-1 will show extra detail because of its extra 24 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older 8000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.