Olympus 8000 vs Pentax K-3 II

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 8000 and Pentax K-3 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The 8000 was revealed 6 years prior to the K-3 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the 8000 matches up vs the K-3 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 & Pentax K-3 II. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 8000 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus 8000 provides physical dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has specifications of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the 8000 vs the K-3 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and K-3 II is 94 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The photograph underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 8000 and K-3 II.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 8000 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-3 II will provide greater detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older 8000 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.