Leica V-LUX 20 vs Pentax M90

differences

Advantages of the Leica V-LUX 20

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

More zoom

12x

Around 6x more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 60fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate

Much better macro capability

3 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the V-LUX 20's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Much longer exposures

60s

30x longer exposures

Shoots slightly faster

2.3 fps

1.6 fps

More than 40% faster continuous shooting

Learn more about
the Leica V-LUX 20

Advantages of the Pentax M90

Significantly smaller

99x59x23 mm

103x60x33 mm

More than 30% smaller

Much cheaper

$120.01

$742.11

The best price we've seen is $622 cheaper (6.2x less)

Much lighter

133 g

218 g

Around 40% lighter

Significantly thinner

0.9"

1.3"

More than 30% thinner

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Pentax M90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Leica V-LUX 20

48	vs	50
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Pentax Optio M90

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor movies

V-LUX 20:	720p @ 60fps
M90:	480p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a much wider aperture

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the V-LUX 20

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Optio M90

Leica D-LUX 5

Pro digicam

$799

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

Significantly less zoom

No built-in GPS

Compare the D-LUX 5 vs the V-LUX 20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the V-LUX 20

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much wider aperture

Much larger sensor

Less zoom

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the V-LUX 20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Higher resolution movies

More zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the V-LUX 20

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

Much larger

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Finepix X10 vs the V-LUX 20

Leica M9

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$6,995 body only

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Much more expensive

Compare the M9 vs the Optio M90

Pentax Optio WG-2

Waterproof

$324

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Much larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Optio WG-2 vs the Optio M90

Pentax Optio S1

Ultra compact

$169 - $236

Image stabilization

Much better macro capability

Narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Optio S1 vs the Optio M90

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization

Higher resolution movies

Slightly lower true resolution

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Optio M90

Kodak EasyShare M575

Compact

$86

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Heavier

Compare the EasyShare M575 vs the Optio M90

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Leica
V-LUX 20
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Pentax Optio
M90

Pentax Optio M90

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio M90

Leica V-LUX 20

Reasons to buy the Leica V-LUX 20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Leica V-LUX 20

Advantages of the Pentax M90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S95

Leica V-LUX 20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Leica D-LUX 5

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pentax Optio M90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Leica M9

Pentax Optio WG-2

Pentax Optio S1

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Kodak EasyShare M575

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Leica V-LUX 20

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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Leica V-LUX 20

Advantages of the Pentax M90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S95

Leica V-LUX 20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Leica D-LUX 5

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pentax Optio M90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Leica M9

Pentax Optio WG-2

Pentax Optio S1

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Kodak EasyShare M575

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Leica
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M90