Updated (August, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G9 vs Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S90

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S90

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.0
Size
Really small
Compact 100x58x30 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Thickness
Thin
1.2"
Weight
Light-weight
198 g
Canon PowerShot G9

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Runner-up

Canon PowerShot G9

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G9

True resolution
High true resolution
12 MP
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting

differences

Advantages of the Canon G9

True resolution Much higher true resolution 12 MP vs 10 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1024 x 768 @ 15fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution video but at a lower frame rate
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/1600s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Canon S90

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)
Overall image quality Significantly better image quality 46.0 vs 35.0
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More than 30% better image quality
Color depth Better color depth 20.2 bits vs 18.8 bits
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Distinguishes 1.4 more bits of color
Low light performance Lower noise at high ISO 185 ISO vs 146 ISO
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The S90 has a slight edge (0.3 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Dynamic range More dynamic range 11 EV vs 10.1 EV
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0.9 f-stops more dynamic range
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 12,800 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Size Smaller 100x58x30 mm vs 106x72x43 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S90's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Significantly lighter 198 g vs 370 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.2" vs 1.7"
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Around 30% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G9 Canon PowerShot G9
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Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot S90.

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Canon S90 vs Canon S100

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G9:f/2.8
S90:f/2.0
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
G9:1024 x 768 @ 15fps
S90:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
G9:35 mm
S90:28 mm

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
15 seconds
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
Supports 24p No support for 24p Help
Missing that film look
Screen type No OLED screens Help
LCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
G9:230k dots
S90:461k dots

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Dynamic range Has slightly wider dynamic range
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Screen flips out Has a screen which flips out
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$555

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

Screen flips out Has a screen which flips out
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Canon PowerShot G9 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot G9.

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Low light performance More noise at high ISO
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Supports RAW No RAW support

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