Leica D-Lux 6 vs Pentax RS1500

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Leica D-Lux 6 vs Pentax RS1500, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Leica and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the D-Lux 6 (10MP) and RS1500 (14MP) and the D-Lux 6 (1/1.7") and RS1500 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The D-Lux 6 was announced 19 months later than the RS1500 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the D-Lux 6 matches up against the RS1500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica D-Lux 6 & Pentax Optio RS1500. The whole galleries are available at Leica D-Lux 6 Gallery & Pentax RS1500 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Leica D-Lux 6 enjoys outside dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Pentax RS1500 has measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the D-Lux 6 compared to the RS1500.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D-Lux 6 and RS1500 is 86 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D-Lux 6 and RS1500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D-Lux 6 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Pentax RS1500 will provide more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The more recent D-Lux 6 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.