Pentax K-1 II vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets take a deeper look at the Pentax K-1 II and Sony RX100 VII, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-1 II (36MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the K-1 II (Full frame) and RX100 VII (1") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The K-1 II was launched 17 months prior to the RX100 VII which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the K-1 II matches up vs the RX100 VII when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-1 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-1 II Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax K-1 II offers external dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") having a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the K-1 II versus the RX100 VII.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-1 II and RX100 VII is 55 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here should provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-1 II and RX100 VII.

Clearly, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-1 II featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Pentax K-1 II will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 16MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older K-1 II is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.