Pentax K200D vs Sony H90

Here, we will be looking at the Pentax K200D and Sony H90, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the K200D (10MP) and H90 (16MP) and the K200D (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The K200D was revealed 4 years earlier than the H90 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K200D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the K200D scores versus the H90 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K200D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The full galleries are available at Pentax K200D Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K200D has got physical dimensions of 134mm x 95mm x 74mm (5.3" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 690 grams (1.52 lbs) while 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the K200D against the H90.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the K200D and H90 is 61 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The graphic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K200D and H90.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K200D with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony H90 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots way more aggressively. The older K200D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.