Sony RX10 III has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized Stacked BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor. On the other hand, Pentax K-50 has a
16.0MP APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features PRIME M processor.
Below you can see the RX10 III and K-50 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Pentax K-50 has a 3.2x Larger sensor area than Sony RX10 III. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Sony RX10 III and Pentax K-50 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that K-50 has a better overall score of 79, 9 points higher compared to RX10 III's score of 70.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony RX10 III |
70 |
23.1 bits |
12.6 Evs |
472 ISO |
Pentax K-50 |
79 |
23.7 bits |
13.0 Evs |
1120 ISO |