Pentax K-01 vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to look closer at the Pentax K-01 and Sony RX10 III, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-01 (16MP) and the RX10 III (20MP) is fairly well matched but the K-01 (APS-C) and RX10 III (1") have different sensor measurements.

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The K-01 was manufactured 4 years prior to the RX10 III and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-01 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a brief view of how the K-01 scores against the RX10 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-01 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-01 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-01 has outside measurements of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") having a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

See the Pentax K-01 and Sony RX10 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the K-01 and the RX10 III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-01 and RX10 III is 76 and 53 respectively.

Normally, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The graphic underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-01 and RX10 III.

To sum up, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-01 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX10 III will give extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The older K-01 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.