Pentax K10D vs Sony H90

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Pentax K10D vs Sony H90, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the K10D (10MP) and H90 (16MP) and the K10D (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The K10D was announced 6 years earlier than the H90 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the K10D grades against the H90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K10D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K10D Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Pentax K10D comes with outside measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) and the Sony H90 has sizing of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K10D vs Sony H90 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the K10D and the H90.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the K10D and H90 is 59 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by checking specs. The visual here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the K10D and H90.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K10D using its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony H90 will resolve greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images more aggressively. The older K10D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.