Pentax K-5 II vs Pentax E90

Here, we will be evaluating the Pentax K-5 II vs Pentax E90, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the K-5 II (16MP) and E90 (10MP) and the K-5 II (APS-C) and E90 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The K-5 II was released 3 years later than the E90 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the K-5 II grades versus the E90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-5 II & Pentax Optio E90. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 II Gallery & Pentax E90 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Pentax K-5 II features outside dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) and the Pentax E90 has specifications of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the K-5 II vs the E90.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the K-5 II and E90 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by researching technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 II and E90.

As you have seen, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The K-5 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-5 II will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger K-5 II provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.