Pentax K-7 vs Sony RX100 II

Here is a in depth analysis of the Pentax K-7 vs Sony RX100 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-7 (15MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the K-7 (APS-C) and RX100 II (1") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The K-7 was released 4 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is quite a big 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 RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the K-7 matches up against the RX100 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-7 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-7 has got outer 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) while the Sony RX100 II has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the K-7 compared to the RX100 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-7 and RX100 II is 60 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing technical specs. The photograph underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-7 and RX100 II.

As you have seen, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-7 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 II will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The older K-7 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.