Panasonic FS15 vs Pentax E90

Lets look a little more in depth at the Panasonic FS15 and Pentax E90, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. The resolution of the FS15 (12MP) and the E90 (10MP) is fairly close and they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FS15 was manufactured 12 months earlier than the E90 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the FS15 grades against the E90 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 & Pentax Optio E90. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS15 Gallery & Pentax E90 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FS15 has got external measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Pentax E90 has proportions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FS15 against the E90.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS15 and E90 is 95 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing simply by researching technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FS15 and E90.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic FS15 to render more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FS15 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.