Olympus 8000 vs Pentax KP

Let's look much closer at the Olympus 8000 vs Pentax KP, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and KP (24MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The 8000 was brought out 8 years before the KP and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the 8000 grades versus the KP with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Pentax KP. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Pentax KP Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 8000 comes with outer dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Pentax KP has proportions of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") with a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 8000 vs Pentax KP in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the 8000 against the KP.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 8000 and KP is 94 and 61 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 8000 and KP.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 8000 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Pentax KP will offer more detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older 8000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.