Pentax S1 vs Sony RX100 VA

Below is a extended comparison of the Pentax S1 and Sony RX100 VA, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the S1 (14MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the S1 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The S1 was unveiled 8 years earlier than the RX100 VA and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax S1 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the S1 scores against the RX100 VA with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio S1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The full galleries are provided at Pentax S1 Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Pentax S1 offers outside dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VA has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Pentax S1 and Sony RX100 VA in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the S1 compared to the RX100 VA.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the S1 and RX100 VA is 93 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S1 and RX100 VA.

As you can see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S1 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 VA will deliver more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older S1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.