Canon IXUS 220 HS vs S90

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Significantly smaller

92x55x19 mm

100x58x30 mm

More than 40% smaller

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Much thinner

0.8"

1.2"

Around 40% thinner

Significantly lighter

141 g

198 g

Around 30% lighter

Shoots faster

3.4 fps

0.9 fps

Around 4x faster continuous shooting

Slightly more zoom

3.8x

Around 80% more zoom

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1600s

20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Advantages of the Canon S90

Much larger sensor

1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

More than 50% larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.0

f/2.7

At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Higher true resolution

10 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Canon S90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon IXUS 220 HS

76	vs	67
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot S90

Snapsort recommends the Canon IXUS 220 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a pro digicam.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

IXUS 220 HS:	f/2.7
S90:	f/2.0

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor zoom

IXUS 220 HS:	5x
S90:	3.8x

competitors

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Takes much higher resolution photos

Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has in-camera HDR

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has much more zoom

Creates panoramas in-camera

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $366

Has much more zoom

Has a faster max shutter speed

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot S90

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Has way more more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot S90

Canon IXUS 300 HS

Pro digicam

$325 - $546

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Compare the IXUS 300 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the IXUS 300 HS vs the PowerShot S90

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Significantly worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the IXUS 230 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230 - $241

Significantly larger screen

Cheaper

Significantly worse wide angle

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot IXUS 125 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Compact

$345 - $418

Much larger screen

Has a touch screen

Slightly larger

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the IXUS 240 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Pro digicam

$320 - $405

Significantly wider aperture

Much larger screen

Larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the IXUS 310 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$575

Much larger sensor

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly heavier

Worse boost ISO

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX3 vs the PowerShot S90

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Much larger sensor

Higher resolution movies

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Finepix X10 vs the PowerShot S90

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$325

Much larger sensor

Significantly better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Has a flip-out screen

Supports 24p

Much larger

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot S90

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Canon IXUS220 HS vs Canon PowerShotS90

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon PowerShot S90

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Advantages of the Canon S90

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Canon IXUS 300 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon PowerShot G12

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