Pentax E90 vs Sony A6600

Here is a in depth assessment of the Pentax E90 versus Sony A6600, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E90 (10MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the E90 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E90 was announced 10 years prior to the A6600 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the E90 grades vs the A6600 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio E90 and Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are available at Pentax E90 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax E90 has outer dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E90 and the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E90 and A6600 is 94 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The visual below should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E90 and A6600.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E90 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6600 will give greater detail with its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E90 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.