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Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90

Portability
74
Imaging
59
Features
84
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 front
 
Pentax Optio H90 front
Portability
93
Imaging
35
Features
24
Overall
30

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Key Specs

Panasonic GX8
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 487g - 133 x 78 x 63mm
  • Announced July 2015
  • Replaced the Panasonic GX7
Pentax H90
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 153g - 101 x 65 x 28mm
  • Revealed January 2010
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Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Overview

On this page, we will be comparing the Panasonic GX8 and Pentax H90, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the GX8 (20MP) and H90 (12MP) and the GX8 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The GX8 was released 5 years after the H90 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the GX8 matches up against the H90 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX8 over the Pentax H90

 GX8 H90 
RevealedJuly 2015January 2010Newer by 67 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen dimensions3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kSharper screen (+810k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax H90 over the Panasonic GX8

 H90 GX8 

Common features in the Panasonic GX8 and Pentax H90

 GX8 H90 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX8 provides physical dimensions of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs) whilst the Pentax H90 has dimensions of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") having a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the GX8 compared to the H90.

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX8 and H90 is 74 and 93 respectively.

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading specs. The image below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX8 and H90.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX8 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic GX8 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The newer GX8 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic GX8
Portrait photography with Pentax H90
75
has manual focus
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
provides face detection focusing
exports RAW files
27
manual focus
no manual control
no external flash support
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GX8 as a Street photography camera
Pentax H90 as a Street photography camera
80
screen can move to multiple angles
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
offers touch focus
environment proof
good ISO range (25,600)
56
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX8 Sports photography details
Pentax H90 Sports photography details
68
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
quiet shooting (1/16,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
provides tracking autofocus
environment proof
terrible battery power (330 CIPA)
lacks phase detect AF
31
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes tracking focus
low frames per second (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GX8 Travel photography highlights
Pentax H90 Travel photography highlights
73
environment proof
offers touch focus
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
selfie friendly screen
terrible battery power (330 per charge)
57
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
missing Timelapse recording
resolution not great (12MP)
does not posses selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic GX8
Landscape photography with Pentax H90
76
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
environment proof
terrible battery power (330 per charge)
36
manual focus
quite wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
small screen (2.7 inches)
no manual control
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GX8
Vlogging with Pentax H90
81
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Sensor based)
provides face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
includes external microphone jack
28
quite wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not posses selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing microphone support
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Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax H90 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX8 and Pentax H90
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8Pentax Optio H90
General Information
Make Panasonic Pentax
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Pentax Optio H90
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2015-07-16 2010-01-25
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine Prime
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 5184 x 3888 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 25600 6400
Minimum native ISO 200 80
RAW format
Minimum enhanced ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 49 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.5-5.9
Macro focusing range - 10cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 2.7 inches
Display resolution 1,040k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,360k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.77x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Fastest quiet shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shutter rate 12.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 4.00 m
Flash settings Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 487 grams (1.07 pounds) 153 grams (0.34 pounds)
Physical dimensions 133 x 78 x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") 101 x 65 x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 75 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 806 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 photographs -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID - D-LI68
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Price at release $898 $150