Pentax K-70 vs Sony RX1R II

Lets examine more closely at the Pentax K-70 vs Sony RX1R II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and RX1R II (Full frame) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The K-70 was manufactured 8 months later than the RX1R II so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise view of how the K-70 scores vs the RX1R II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-70 Gallery & Sony RX1R II Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-70 comes with exterior measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) and the Sony RX1R II has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the K-70 against the RX1R II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-70 and RX1R II is 62 and 78 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The photograph below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the K-70 and RX1R II.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-70 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX1R II will resolve more detail due to its extra 18 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The newer K-70 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.