Pentax X90 vs Sony A58

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Pentax X90 versus Sony A58, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the X90 (12MP) and A58 (20MP) and the X90 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The X90 was brought out 4 years prior to the A58 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax X90 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the X90 matches up versus the A58 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax X90 & Sony SLT-A58. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax X90 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Pentax X90 comes with external dimensions of 111mm x 85mm x 110mm (4.4" x 3.3" x 4.3") and a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A58 has proportions of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the X90 against the A58.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the X90 and A58 is 69 and 68 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The photograph below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the X90 and A58.

All in all, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The X90 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A58 will provide greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older X90 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.