Pentax K-3 vs Sony H90

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Pentax K-3 and Sony H90, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the K-3 (24MP) and H90 (16MP) and the K-3 (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The K-3 was brought out 2 years after the H90 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the K-3 grades against the H90 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-3 Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-3 features external 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) whilst the Sony H90 has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K-3 and Sony H90 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the K-3 against the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-3 and H90 is 59 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking specifications. The image below might offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-3 and H90.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-3 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-3 will resolve extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent K-3 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.