Pentax X70 vs Sony RX100 V

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax X70 versus Sony RX100 V, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the X70 (12MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the X70 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") feature different sensor measurements.

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The X70 was revealed 8 years before the RX100 V and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Pentax X70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the X70 matches up against the RX100 V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax X70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The full galleries are provided at Pentax X70 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Pentax X70 comes with outside dimensions of 110mm x 83mm x 90mm (4.3" x 3.3" x 3.5") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax X70 versus Sony RX100 V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the X70 versus the RX100 V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the X70 and RX100 V is 71 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by reading through specs. The graphic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the X70 and RX100 V.

All in all, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The X70 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 V will give more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older X70 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.