Panasonic FX90 vs Pentax Efina

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FX90 versus Pentax Efina, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. The image resolution of the FX90 (12MP) and the Efina (14MP) is pretty well matched and they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FX90 was announced 21 months before the Efina which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FX90 being a Compact camera and the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FX90 matches up vs the Efina when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 & Pentax Efina. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FX90 Gallery & Pentax Efina Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FX90 features outside measurements of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Pentax Efina has proportions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the FX90 compared to the Efina.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FX90 and Efina is 95 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking technical specs. The visual below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FX90 and Efina.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Pentax Efina to give greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older FX90 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.