Pentax K20D vs Sony RX100 II

Let's look closer at the Pentax K20D vs Sony RX100 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the K20D (15MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the K20D (APS-C) and RX100 II (1") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The K20D was brought out 6 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K20D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the K20D scores against the RX100 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K20D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K20D Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Pentax K20D has outer measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Sony RX100 II has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the K20D versus the RX100 II.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the K20D and RX100 II is 59 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reading specifications. The photograph below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the K20D and RX100 II.

Plainly, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The K20D featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 II will offer greater detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older K20D is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.