Pentax K-70 vs Sony HX90V

Below, we will be evaluating the Pentax K-70 versus Sony HX90V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the K-70 (24MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the K-70 (APS-C) and HX90V (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The K-70 was announced 15 months later than the HX90V which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the K-70 scores against the HX90V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are available at Pentax K-70 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-70 comes with outer dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") having a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs) and the Sony HX90V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the K-70 and the HX90V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-70 and HX90V is 62 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-70 and HX90V.

All in all, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-70 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-70 will deliver extra detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern K-70 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.