Pentax K-r vs Sony H90

Lets take a more detailed look at the Pentax K-r and Sony H90, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the K-r (12MP) and H90 (16MP) and the K-r (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The K-r was launched 11 months earlier than the H90 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the K-r matches up vs the H90 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-r and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-r Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-r has outside measurements of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") and a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony H90 has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the K-r against the H90.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the K-r and H90 is 67 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the K-r and H90.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-r featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony H90 will render more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older K-r will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.