Panasonic G95 vs Pentax H90

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Panasonic G95 versus Pentax H90, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the G95 (20.3MP) and H90 (12MP) and the G95 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The G95 was announced 9 years after the H90 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the G95 grades vs the H90 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95 & Pentax Optio H90. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic G95 Gallery & Pentax H90 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G95 offers outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") along with a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs) and the Pentax H90 has proportions of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") with a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the G95 against the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G95 and H90 is 67 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes simply by seeing a spec sheet. The image below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G95 and H90.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The G95 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic G95 will show extra detail with its extra 8.3MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics far more aggressively. The fresher G95 will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.