Pentax K-50 vs Pentax H90

Below is a extended overview of the Pentax K-50 and Pentax H90, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Pentax. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the K-50 (16MP) and H90 (12MP) and the K-50 (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-50 was brought out 3 years later than the H90 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summary of how the K-50 scores vs the H90 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-50 and Pentax Optio H90. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-50 Gallery and Pentax H90 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax K-50 comes with exterior measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) and the Pentax H90 has sizing of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

Analyze the Pentax K-50 and Pentax H90 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the K-50 against the H90.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-50 and H90 is 63 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The graphic here will give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-50 and H90.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-50 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Pentax K-50 will offer more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger K-50 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.