Olympus 8000 vs Pentax K-50

Below, we are reviewing the Olympus 8000 and Pentax K-50, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and K-50 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The 8000 was introduced 5 years earlier than the K-50 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 8000 grades against the K-50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Pentax K-50. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Pentax K-50 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 8000 offers outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-50 has measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the 8000 and the K-50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and K-50 is 94 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The photograph here may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the 8000 and K-50.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 8000 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Pentax K-50 will offer more detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older 8000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.