Pentax K110D vs Pentax E90

Lets examine more in depth at the Pentax K110D versus Pentax E90, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Pentax. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the K110D (6MP) and E90 (10MP) and the K110D (APS-C) and E90 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The K110D was released 4 years earlier than the E90 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the K110D grades vs the E90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K110D & Pentax Optio E90. The complete galleries are available at Pentax K110D Gallery & Pentax E90 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K110D features outer dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) and the Pentax E90 has dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax K110D versus Pentax E90 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the K110D and the E90.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the K110D and E90 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K110D and E90.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K110D due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax E90 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older K110D will be behind with regard to sensor tech.