As well as being compared against other compacts, the Pentax Optio M90 is also often compared to ultra compacts. The Pentax Optio M90's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cybershot DSC-W610) and Pentax (such as the Optio M85)
As well as being compared against other compacts, the Pentax Optio M90 is also often compared to ultra compacts. The Pentax Optio M90's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cybershot DSC-W610) and Pentax (such as the Optio M85)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Pentax M90 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (28 mm vs 32 mm) and is newer (april 2010 vs september 2009).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.9) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
Generally, compared to ultra compact competitors the Pentax M90 has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.8), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 26 mm), is slightly larger (compact (99×59×23 mm) vs ultra compact (93×52×19 mm)), is older (april 2010 vs january 2012) and is thicker (0.9" vs 0.7").