Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony T90

In this article, we will be contrasting the Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony T90, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and T90 (12MP) and the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and T90 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The K-5 IIs was unveiled 4 years later than the T90 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the K-5 IIs grades vs the T90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-5 IIs & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The full galleries are provided at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-5 IIs has got outside measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) and the Sony T90 has proportions of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") along with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the K-5 IIs and the T90.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the K-5 IIs and T90 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The visual underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the K-5 IIs and T90.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-5 IIs with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Pentax K-5 IIs will render extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The younger K-5 IIs will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.