Pentax K-50 vs Sony RX100 IV

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Pentax K-50 vs Sony RX100 IV, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-50 (16MP) and the RX100 IV (20MP) is fairly similar but the K-50 (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The K-50 was launched 18 months before the RX100 IV making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the K-50 matches up vs the RX100 IV with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you should consider its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-50 provides outside measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 IV has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the K-50 compared to the RX100 IV.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the K-50 and RX100 IV is 63 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading technical specs. The visual below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-50 and RX100 IV.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-50 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony RX100 IV will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older K-50 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.