Pentax E90 vs Sony NEX-3N

Its time to take a deeper look at the Pentax E90 and Sony NEX-3N, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E90 (10MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) and the E90 (1/2.3") and NEX-3N (APS-C) offer different sensor sizes.

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The E90 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the NEX-3N and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E90 matches up against the NEX-3N in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax Optio E90 and Sony Alpha NEX-3N. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax E90 Gallery and Sony NEX-3N Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you should think about its weight and measurements. The Pentax E90 comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony NEX-3N has proportions of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

Analyze the Pentax E90 and Sony NEX-3N in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the E90 compared to the NEX-3N.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E90 and NEX-3N is 94 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E90 and NEX-3N.

As you have seen, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E90 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-3N will produce greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images way more aggressively. The older E90 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.