Pentax E90 vs Sony W690

Below is a detailed analysis of the Pentax E90 and Sony W690, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E90 (10MP) and W690 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The E90 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the W690 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E90 matches up versus the W690 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio E90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are available at Pentax E90 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax E90 features outside measurements 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 W690 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E90 and the W690.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E90 and W690 is 94 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E90 and W690.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W690 to produce more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older E90 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.