Pentax ist DS2 vs Sony RX100 V

Lets look closer at the Pentax ist DS2 and Sony RX100 V, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the ist DS2 (6MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the ist DS2 (APS-C) and RX100 V (1") come with different sensor size.

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The ist DS2 was released 12 years prior to the RX100 V which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax ist DS2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the ist DS2 scores versus the RX100 V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax ist DS2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax ist DS2 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Pentax ist DS2 has physical dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Pentax ist DS2 and Sony RX100 V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the ist DS2 compared to the RX100 V.

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

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by going over a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ist DS2 and RX100 V.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The ist DS2 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 V will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged ist DS2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.