Pentax K-1 II vs Sony H20

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax K-1 II and Sony H20, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the K-1 II (36MP) and H20 (10MP) and the K-1 II (Full frame) and H20 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-1 II was released 8 years later than the H20 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H20 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the K-1 II grades vs the H20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-1 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-1 II Gallery & Sony H20 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Pentax K-1 II enjoys physical measurements of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) whilst the Sony H20 has sizing of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K-1 II and Sony H20 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the K-1 II and the H20.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the K-1 II and H20 is 55 and 87 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing technical specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-1 II and H20.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-1 II because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-1 II will offer more detail as a result of its extra 26MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern K-1 II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.