Pentax K200D vs Sony RX10 IV

Lets examine more in depth at the Pentax K200D and Sony RX10 IV, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the K200D (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the K200D (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The K200D was revealed 10 years before the RX10 IV which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K200D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the K200D scores vs the RX10 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K200D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K200D Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K200D has exterior dimensions of 134mm x 95mm x 74mm (5.3" x 3.7" x 2.9") with a weight of 690 grams (1.52 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Check the Pentax K200D and Sony RX10 IV in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the K200D compared to the RX10 IV.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K200D and RX10 IV is 61 and 52 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through technical specs. The picture below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the K200D and RX10 IV.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The K200D using its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will provide you with more detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged K200D will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.