Pentax K-7 vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's look a bit more closely at the Pentax K-7 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-7 (15MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the K-7 (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The K-7 was released 9 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-7 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple summation of how the K-7 grades versus the RX10 IV in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Pentax K-7 has got exterior dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the K-7 versus the RX10 IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-7 and RX10 IV is 60 and 52 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading through specifications. The graphic below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-7 and RX10 IV.

To sum up, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The K-7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 IV will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older K-7 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.