Pentax RZ10 vs Sony A65

The following is a complete analysis of the Pentax RZ10 versus Sony A65, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the RZ10 (14MP) and A65 (24MP) and the RZ10 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The RZ10 was launched 3 months before the A65 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax RZ10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summary of how the RZ10 grades against the A65 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio RZ10 & Sony SLT-A65. The complete galleries are available at Pentax RZ10 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax RZ10 comes with outer measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") and a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the RZ10 versus the A65.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RZ10 and A65 is 92 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the RZ10 and A65.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The RZ10 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh tougher and the Sony A65 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.