Panasonic GM5 vs Pentax E90

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GM5 versus Pentax E90, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the GM5 (16MP) and E90 (10MP) and the GM5 (Four Thirds) and E90 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The GM5 was announced 4 years later than the E90 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GM5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the GM5 matches up vs the E90 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 and Pentax Optio E90. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GM5 Gallery and Pentax E90 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GM5 enjoys outside measurements of 99mm x 60mm x 36mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 211 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Pentax E90 has sizing of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the GM5 against the E90.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the GM5 and E90 is 91 and 94 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GM5 and E90.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GM5 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic GM5 will resolve more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The fresher GM5 will have an edge in sensor innovation.