As well as being compared against other pro digicams and compacts, the Canon PowerShot S90 is also often compared to mirrorless, boutiques and travel zooms. The Canon PowerShot S90's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot S95 and the Powershot S100) and Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-LX3 and the Lumix DMC-LX5)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S90 compared to other pro digicam competitors include: it shoots RAW, is slightly less noisy at high ISO (185 ISO vs 132 ISO) and significantly higher boost light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 24 mm), doesn't record movies in 24p, doesn't shoot as fast continuously (0.9 fps vs 6 fps) and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
Canon PowerShot S95
1 year newer
$369
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Canon Powershot S100
2 years newer
$414 - $430
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Nikon Coolpix P300
1 year newer
$277
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
1 year older
$707
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
1 year newer
$320 - $468
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Canon PowerShot G12
1 year newer
$389 - $500
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S90 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2.0 vs f/3.3), has a slightly larger screen (3.0" vs 2.7"), has a slightly higher resolution screen (461k dots vs 230k dots), has better image stabilization (lens vs none) and has a much larger sensor (1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), is significantly larger (compact 100x58x30 mm vs super compact 93x55x19 mm), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), takes slightly lower resolution photos (10 MP vs 12 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Canon ELPH 300 HS
1 year newer
$125 - $233
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Canon ELPH 100 HS
1 year newer
$102 - $189
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Canon PowerShot SD880 IS
1 year older
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Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
6 months older
$260
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Canon PowerShot A2200
1 year newer
$79 - $142
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S90 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (3.0" vs 2.7"), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has boost light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs none), is slightly lighter (198 g vs 297 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it is much more noisy at high ISO (185 ISO vs 796 ISO), records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has significantly lower image quality (46.0 vs 68.0), has a slightly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 920k dots) and doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 1,200 fps).
Nikon 1 J1
2 years newer
$597 10-30mm lens
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Sony NEX-5N
2 years newer
$599 - $600 (body only)
$698 - $699 18-55mm lens
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Sony Alpha NEX-3
8 months newer
$479 - $548 16mm lens
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Sony Alpha NEX-5
8 months newer
$569 18-55mm lens
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Olympus PEN E-PL1
5 months newer
$280 - $299 14-42mm lens
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
2 years newer
$754 (body only)
$916 - $964 14-42mm lens
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Significant advantages of the DMC-GX1 (vs the S90)
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S90 compared to boutique competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.0 vs f/2.8), has slightly more zoom (3.8x vs 1x), has a slightly wider wide angle lens (28 mm vs 35 mm), is much smaller (compact 100x58x30 mm vs standard size 117x81x65 mm) and has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it has much lower image quality (46.0 vs 73.0), records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has a slightly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 920k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (10 MP vs 14.2 MP) and significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO).
Canon PowerShot G1X
2 years newer
$799
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Fujifilm FinePix X100
1 year newer
$1,189 - $1,419
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S90 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a much wider aperture (f/2.0 vs f/3.4), has a much larger sensor (1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm), much higher boost light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs none) and shoots RAW.
However, on average it has slightly less zoom (3.8x vs 15x), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 25 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps) and doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps).
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
1 year newer
$219 - $304
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Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v
1 year newer
$289 - $328
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Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR
1 year newer
$196 - $255
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Nikon Coolpix S9100
1 year newer
$179 - $197
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Canon PowerShot SX220 HS
1 year newer
$305 - $379
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Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
1 year newer
$127 - $245
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