Olympus XZ-1 vs Pentax K-1 II

Lets look more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 vs Pentax K-1 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and K-1 II (Full frame) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The XZ-1 was unveiled 8 years before the K-1 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the XZ-1 grades against the K-1 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus XZ-1 provides physical dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the XZ-1 versus the K-1 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-1 and K-1 II is 88 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The graphic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and K-1 II.

Clearly, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 with its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh trickier and the Pentax K-1 II will offer you more detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older XZ-1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.