Pentax K-70 vs Pentax E90

In this article, we will be reviewing the Pentax K-70 vs Pentax E90, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and E90 (10MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and E90 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The K-70 was manufactured 6 years later than the E90 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summary of how the K-70 scores versus the E90 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-70 & Pentax Optio E90. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-70 Gallery & Pentax E90 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-70 features outside measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) whilst the Pentax E90 has proportions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the K-70 compared to the E90.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K-70 and E90 is 62 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-70 and E90.

Clearly, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The K-70 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Pentax K-70 will render greater detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern K-70 should have an advantage in sensor tech.