Pentax K-50 vs Sony RX100 VA

Here is a comprehensive review of the Pentax K-50 vs Sony RX100 VA, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-50 (16MP) and the RX100 VA (20MP) is pretty close but the K-50 (APS-C) and RX100 VA (1") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The K-50 was manufactured 5 years before the RX100 VA and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the K-50 matches up versus the RX100 VA in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-50 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax K-50 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 RX100 VA has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the K-50 versus the RX100 VA.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the K-50 and RX100 VA is 63 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The visual here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the K-50 and RX100 VA.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-50 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older K-50 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.