As well as being compared against other compacts, the Canon Digital IXUS 90 IS is also often compared to travel zooms and ultra compacts. The Canon Digital IXUS 90 IS's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot S110 and the IXUS 265 HS) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix S6300 and the Coolpix S510)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 90 IS compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.5"), is much smaller (super compact (92×57×21 mm) vs compact (99×59×27 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a much longer battery life (330 shots vs 200 shots) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1.1").
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 28 mm), significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.4 fps vs 7 fps) and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 90 IS compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.5), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), is significantly smaller (super compact (92×57×21 mm) vs compact (96×55×25 mm)) and has a significantly longer battery life (330 shots vs 230 shots).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 25 mm), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.4 fps vs 6 fps), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is older (march 2008 vs january 2014) and is slightly heavier (195 g vs 147 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 90 IS compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a much larger screen (3" vs 2.5") and is newer (march 2008 vs august 2007).
However, on average it is slightly larger (super compact (92×57×21 mm) vs ultra compact (86×54×20 mm)), is slightly heavier (195 g vs 125 g) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
