Pentax K20D vs Sony RX100 IV

Lets look more closely at the Pentax K20D versus Sony RX100 IV, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the K20D (15MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the K20D (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The K20D was unveiled 8 years earlier than the RX100 IV which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K20D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the K20D grades vs the RX100 IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K20D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K20D Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax K20D comes with physical dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the K20D against the RX100 IV.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K20D and RX100 IV is 59 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions merely by looking through specifications. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the K20D and RX100 IV.

To sum up, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K20D with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 IV will render greater detail having an extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged K20D will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.