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Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90

Portability
59
Imaging
65
Features
84
Overall
72
Pentax K-3 II front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 front
Portability
96
Imaging
34
Features
26
Overall
30

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Key Specs

Pentax K-3 II
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax KAF2 Mount
  • 800g - 131 x 100 x 77mm
  • Introduced April 2015
  • Old Model is Pentax K-3
Sony T90
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-10.0) lens
  • 148g - 94 x 57 x 15mm
  • Introduced February 2009
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Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Pentax K-3 II versus Sony T90, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and T90 (12MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and T90 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The K-3 II was launched 6 years after the T90 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short highlight of how the K-3 II scores vs the T90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Pentax K-3 II over the Sony T90

 K-3 II T90 
IntroducedApril 2015February 2009More modern by 76 months
Screen size3.2"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution1037k230kSharper screen (+807k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony T90 over the Pentax K-3 II

 T90 K-3 II 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Pentax K-3 II and Sony T90

 K-3 II T90 
Focus manually More exact focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Physical Comparison

When you are going to carry around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Pentax K-3 II comes with outer dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony T90 has specifications of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the K-3 II against the T90.

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-3 II and T90 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 top view buttons comparison

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The pic here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-3 II and T90.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The K-3 II due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Pentax K-3 II will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher K-3 II provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 sensor size comparison

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Screen and ViewFinder

Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Portrait photography details
Sony T90 Portrait photography details
79
focusing manually
MP count good (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
offers face detect focusing
exports RAW files
27
has manual focus
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Street photography advice
Sony T90 Street photography advice
69
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
great high ISO (51,200)
screen does not articulate
55
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
heavier than competition in class (148g)
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Sports Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Sports photography factors
Sony T90 Sports photography factors
76
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count good (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
offers tracking focus
environment proofing
comes with phase detect AF
bad battery power (720 per charge)
25
image stabilization (Optical)
continuous shooting slow (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority
low resolution sensor (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Pentax K-3 II as a Travel photography camera
Sony T90 as a Travel photography camera
56
environment proofing
MP count good (24MP)
bad battery power (720 per charge)
display isn't selfie friendly
50
has built in flash
no Time Lapse recording
heavier than competition in class (148g)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
wide angle not good (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Landscape photography info
Sony T90 Landscape photography info
77
focusing manually
switch lenses (Pentax KAF2 mount)
nice screen size (3.2 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count good (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
no anti aliasing filter
great high ISO (51,200)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
2 card slots
bad battery power (720 shots)
36
has manual focus
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Pentax K-3 II Vlogging info
Sony T90 Vlogging info
34
image stabilization (Sensor based)
offers face detect focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does have mic support
display isn't selfie friendly
27
touch screen
image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not good (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic socket
heavier than competition in class (148 grams)
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Pentax K-3 II vs Sony T90 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Pentax K-3 II and Sony T90
 Pentax K-3 IISony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
General Information
Company Pentax Sony
Model Pentax K-3 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Category Advanced DSLR Ultracompact
Introduced 2015-04-23 2009-02-17
Physical type Mid-size SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip Prime III -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 6016 x 4000 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 51200 3200
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 27 9
Cross focus points 25 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Pentax KAF2 fixed lens
Lens focal range - 35-140mm (4.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.5-10.0
Amount of lenses 151 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3.2" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,037k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.64x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 1s
Fastest shutter speed 1/8000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter rate 8.3 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 2.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On + Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye, P-TTL, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed sync, Wireless sync (available with dedicated external flash) Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Optional None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 800 grams (1.76 lbs) 148 grams (0.33 lbs)
Physical dimensions 131 x 100 x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 94 x 57 x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 80 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.6 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 13.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 1106 not tested
Other
Battery life 720 pictures -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model D-LI90 -
Self timer Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal
Card slots 2 One
Pricing at release $829 $259