Pentax K10D vs Sony HX90V

Lets look more in depth at the Pentax K10D vs Sony HX90V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the K10D (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the K10D (APS-C) and HX90V (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The K10D was announced 9 years earlier than the HX90V and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the K10D matches up against the HX90V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K10D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are available at Pentax K10D Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Pentax K10D has got outside dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the K10D against the HX90V.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the K10D and HX90V is 59 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K10D and HX90V.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K10D using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony HX90V will provide you with greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older K10D will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.