Olympus E-PL1 vs Pentax KP

Pentax KP advantages over Olympus E-PL1

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 4/3
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• High resolution composite
  Yes vs No
  Combine multiple shots to form a super hi-res version
• Fast startup
  ~1.40 vs 2.2 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  390 vs 290 shots
  Capture more photos
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• Newer
  8 years vs 15 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More dots on screen
  922k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.09 vs 0.95 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  24.3 vs 12.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Optional anti-aliasing filter
  Optional vs Fixed
  Lets you choose sharper photos or reduced moiré
• Faster JPEG shooting
  7.1 fps vs 3.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  35 vs 15 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/24000 vs 1/2000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  819200 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility