Pentax K100D vs Sony RX10 II

The following is a complete overview of the Pentax K100D vs Sony RX10 II, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the K100D (6MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the K100D (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The K100D was unveiled 9 years before the RX10 II which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the K100D scores against the RX10 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K100D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K100D Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax K100D offers outside dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the K100D versus the RX10 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the K100D and RX10 II is 64 and 58 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K100D and RX10 II.

Clearly, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The K100D with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 II will give more detail having an extra 14MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged K100D is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.