Olympus TG-830 iHS vs Pentax KP

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus TG-830 iHS and Pentax KP, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the TG-830 iHS (16MP) and KP (24MP) and the TG-830 iHS (1/2.3") and KP (APS-C) have totally different sensor size.

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The TG-830 iHS was announced 5 years earlier than the KP which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus TG-830 iHS being a Compact camera and the Pentax KP being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the TG-830 iHS matches up against the KP when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus TG-830 iHS and Pentax KP. The whole galleries are available at Olympus TG-830 iHS Gallery and Pentax KP Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-830 iHS provides outer dimensions of 109mm x 67mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") having a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Pentax KP has dimensions of 132mm x 101mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") having a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the TG-830 iHS against the KP.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the TG-830 iHS and KP is 91 and 61 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes merely by checking specs. The picture underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-830 iHS and KP.

All in all, the 2 cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The TG-830 iHS with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax KP will give you more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged TG-830 iHS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.