Pentax VS20 vs Sony A7R IV

Its time to look much closer at the Pentax VS20 vs Sony A7R IV, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the VS20 (16MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the VS20 (1/2.3") and A7R IV (Full frame) offer different sensor measurements.

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The VS20 was manufactured 8 years prior to the A7R IV which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax VS20 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief summation of how the VS20 scores versus the A7R IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio VS20 & Sony Alpha A7R IV. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax VS20 Gallery & Sony A7R IV Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax VS20 provides outside measurements of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs) and the Sony A7R IV has dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") along with a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the VS20 and the A7R IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VS20 and A7R IV is 90 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions purely by looking through technical specs. The picture underneath may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the VS20 and A7R IV.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The VS20 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A7R IV will render more detail due to its extra 45 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged VS20 will be behind in sensor tech.