Pentax K200D vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a in depth assessment of the Pentax K200D and Sony RX10 II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the K200D (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the K200D (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") boast totally different sensor size.

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The K200D was manufactured 7 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K200D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the K200D matches up against the RX10 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K200D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K200D Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K200D features physical measurements of 134mm x 95mm x 74mm (5.3" x 3.7" x 2.9") with a weight of 690 grams (1.52 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the K200D against the RX10 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K200D and RX10 II is 61 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing technical specs. The graphic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the K200D and RX10 II.

As you have seen, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K200D featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX10 II will deliver greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older K200D is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.