Nikon Z5 vs Sony H90

Here, we are looking at the Nikon Z5 vs Sony H90, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and H90 (16MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and H90 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The Z5 was manufactured 8 years later than the H90 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the Z5 matches up against the H90 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 has outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony H90 has sizing of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the Z5 versus the H90.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and H90 is 62 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and H90.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z5 will give you extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics way more aggressively. The more recent Z5 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.