Pentax K-30 vs Sony RX10

Below is a complete overview of the Pentax K-30 vs Sony RX10, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-30 (16MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is fairly close but the K-30 (APS-C) and RX10 (1") come with different sensor size.

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The K-30 was launched 16 months earlier than the RX10 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick view of how the K-30 scores vs the RX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K-30 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-30 offers outer measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-30 vs Sony RX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the K-30 compared to the RX10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the K-30 and RX10 is 63 and 58 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the K-30 and RX10.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-30 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older K-30 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.