Pentax ist DS2 vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax ist DS2 and Sony RX100 III, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the ist DS2 (6MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the ist DS2 (APS-C) and RX100 III (1") provide different sensor sizes.

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The ist DS2 was launched 9 years prior to the RX100 III and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax ist DS2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short view of how the ist DS2 matches up versus the RX100 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax ist DS2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax ist DS2 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Pentax ist DS2 offers exterior dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Contrast the Pentax ist DS2 and Sony RX100 III in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the ist DS2 against the RX100 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ist DS2 and RX100 III is 68 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ist DS2 and RX100 III.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ist DS2 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 III will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older ist DS2 is going to be behind in sensor technology.