Pentax W90 vs Sony RX100 IV

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax W90 vs Sony RX100 IV, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the W90 (12MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the W90 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") boast different sensor measurements.

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The W90 was released 6 years earlier than the RX100 IV which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax W90 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the W90 grades vs the RX100 IV in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio W90 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The complete galleries are available at Pentax W90 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax W90 comes with external dimensions of 108mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the W90 versus the RX100 IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W90 and RX100 IV is 94 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through technical specs. The image here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the W90 and RX100 IV.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The W90 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 IV will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged W90 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.