Pentax RS1500 vs Sony RX100 V

Following is a complete comparison of the Pentax RS1500 vs Sony RX100 V, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the RS1500 (14MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the RS1500 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The RS1500 was launched 6 years prior to the RX100 V which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax RS1500 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the RS1500 matches up vs the RX100 V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio RS1500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax RS1500 Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax RS1500 offers external measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the RS1500 vs the RX100 V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the RS1500 and RX100 V is 93 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by going over a spec sheet. The picture here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the RS1500 and RX100 V.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The RS1500 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 V will offer more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged RS1500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.