Canon SX220 HS vs S90

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

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

Significantly more zoom

14x

3.8x

Around 14x more zoom

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

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

Shoots faster

3.2 fps

0.9 fps

More than 3.5x faster continuous shooting

Much faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/1600s

2x faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon SX220 HS

Advantages of the Canon S90

Much wider aperture

f/2.0

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures much more light (1.3 f-stops)

Much larger sensor

1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

More than 50% larger sensor

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Has boost ISO

12,800 ISO

None

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

Smaller

100x58x30 mm

106x59x33 mm

More than 10% smaller

Slightly higher true resolution

10 MP

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Lighter

198 g

215 g

Around 10% lighter

Thinner

1.2"

1.3"

Around 10% thinner

Learn more about
the Canon S90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

56	vs	67
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Canon PowerShot S90

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot S90. 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 pro digicam.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Quite thick

SX220 HS:	1.3"
S90:	1.2"

Heavy

SX220 HS:	215 g
S90:	198 g

	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

Large

SX220 HS:	106x59x33 mm
S90:	100x58x30 mm

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a built-in GPS

Is slightly larger

Has a much narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot S90

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is significantly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot S90

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Takes much higher resolution photos

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX220 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 PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Is slightly heavier

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot S90

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Has slightly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot S90

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the Coolpix P300 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Coolpix P300 vs the PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$354 - $450

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $328

Significantly more zoom

Significantly higher resolution screen

No 24p support

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Significantly better wide angle

Has a touch screen

No 24p support

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the PowerShot SX220 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 PowerShotSX220 HS vs Canon PowerShotS90

Canon PowerShot S90

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX220 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 SX230 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Nikon Coolpix P300

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon PowerShot G12

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Canon PowerShot
SX220 HS
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Canon PowerShot
S90