Pentax RS1500 vs Sony QX30

Below, we are contrasting the Pentax RS1500 versus Sony QX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the RS1500 (14MP) and QX30 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The RS1500 was brought out 4 years prior to the QX30 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax RS1500 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the RS1500 scores vs the QX30 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio RS1500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax RS1500 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.