Panasonic LX10 vs Pentax H90

The following is a complete assessment of the Panasonic LX10 and Pentax H90, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and H90 (12MP) and the LX10 (1") and H90 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The LX10 was launched 6 years after the H90 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the LX10 scores vs the H90 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 and Pentax Optio H90. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic LX10 Gallery and Pentax H90 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX10 has outside dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Pentax H90 has measurements of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the LX10 against the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX10 and H90 is 88 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by going over technical specs. The picture below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX10 and H90.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The LX10 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic LX10 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger LX10 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.