Olympus VH-515 vs Pentax K-1 II

The following is a extensive comparison of the Olympus VH-515 versus Pentax K-1 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was released 6 years earlier than the K-1 II which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the VH-515 scores against the K-1 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-515 & Pentax K-1 Mark II. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-515 provides outside measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Pentax K-1 II has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the VH-515 and the K-1 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and K-1 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specs. The pic below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VH-515 and K-1 II.

All in all, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VH-515 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Pentax K-1 II will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 24 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged VH-515 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.