Pentax E90 vs Sony WX30

Its time to take a closer look at the Pentax E90 and Sony WX30, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E90 (10MP) and WX30 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The E90 was introduced 18 months earlier than the WX30 making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E90 grades versus the WX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio E90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The whole galleries are available at Pentax E90 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Pentax E90 has got outer measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony WX30 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the E90 against the WX30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E90 and WX30 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E90 and WX30.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX30 to give more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E90 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.