Sony QX1 vs Sony RX1R II

Let's look much closer at the Sony QX1 versus Sony RX1R II, one being a Lens-style and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the QX1 (20MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the QX1 (APS-C) and RX1R II (Full frame) feature totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The QX1 was introduced 13 months prior to the RX1R II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the QX1 scores vs the RX1R II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha QX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The whole galleries are available at Sony QX1 Gallery and Sony RX1R II Gallery.