Pentax K-500 vs Sony RX10 III

Below is a extensive review of the Pentax K-500 vs Sony RX10 III, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. The sensor resolution of the K-500 (16MP) and the RX10 III (20MP) is very similar but the K-500 (APS-C) and RX10 III (1") have different sensor sizes.

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The K-500 was brought out 3 years before the RX10 III and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the K-500 grades vs the RX10 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K-500 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-500 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the K-500 and the RX10 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-500 and RX10 III is 64 and 53 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-500 and RX10 III.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-500 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX10 III will offer extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older K-500 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.