Pentax K100D S vs Sony H90

Below is a complete overview of the Pentax K100D S and Sony H90, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the K100D S (6MP) and H90 (16MP) and the K100D S (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The K100D S was introduced 5 years earlier than the H90 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple view of how the K100D S grades against the H90 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K100D Super & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax K100D S Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K100D S comes with exterior dimensions of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs) and the Sony H90 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the K100D S against the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K100D S and H90 is 65 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K100D S and H90.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K100D S with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony H90 will render extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older K100D S will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.