Pentax E90 vs Sony QX1

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Pentax E90 versus Sony QX1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Lens-style by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the E90 (10MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the E90 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The E90 was brought out 5 years earlier than the QX1 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E90 matches up vs the QX1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio E90 and Sony Alpha QX1. The entire galleries are available at Pentax E90 Gallery and Sony QX1 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Pentax E90 provides outside measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony QX1 has proportions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") and a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E90 and the QX1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E90 and QX1 is 94 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by researching specs. The pic underneath will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E90 and QX1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E90 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony QX1 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged E90 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.