Pentax ist DL2 vs Sony H90

Below is a complete review of the Pentax ist DL2 versus Sony H90, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the ist DL2 (6MP) and H90 (16MP) and the ist DL2 (APS-C) and H90 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The ist DL2 was manufactured 7 years prior to the H90 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the ist DL2 matches up against the H90 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax ist DL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The entire galleries are available at Pentax ist DL2 Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and size. The Pentax ist DL2 provides external dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Sony H90 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the ist DL2 vs the H90.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ist DL2 and H90 is 69 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ist DL2 and H90.

As you have seen, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ist DL2 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony H90 will give extra detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images far more aggressively. The older ist DL2 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.