Pentax K-70 vs Pentax H90

Following is a thorough overview of the Pentax K-70 vs Pentax H90, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Pentax. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and H90 (12MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The K-70 was launched 6 years after the H90 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a brief summary of how the K-70 scores against the H90 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-70 and Pentax Optio H90. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-70 Gallery and Pentax H90 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-70 comes with outer 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 H90 has measurements of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K-70 vs Pentax H90 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the K-70 against the H90.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-70 and H90 is 62 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes purely by viewing specifications. The picture here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-70 and H90.

To sum up, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The K-70 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Pentax K-70 will render more detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more recent K-70 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.