General

Canon PowerShot G9 Canon PowerShot S90
Brand
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Canon Canon
Lowest price
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Unknown Unknown
Announced
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August, 2007 August, 2009

Sensor

Type
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CCD CCD
Size
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1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Megapixels
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12 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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1,600 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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None 12,800 ISO

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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12 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Pixel size
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3.6 µm² 4.3 µm²

Screen

Type
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LCD LCD
Size
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3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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230k dots 461k dots
Touch screen
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No No
Flips out
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No No

Lens

Zoom
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6x 3.8x
Wide angle
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35 mm 28 mm
Telephoto
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210 mm 105 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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f/2.8 f/2.0
Aperture (telephoto)
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f/4.8 f/4.9
Macro focus
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1 cm Unknown

Form factor

Size
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106x72x43 mm 100x58x30 mm
Depth
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1.7" 1.2"
Weight
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370 g 198 g
Interchangeable lenses
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No No
Waterproof
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No No

Viewfinder

Type
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Tunnel None
Viewfinder size
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Unknown n/a

Movies

Format
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1024 x 768 @ 15fps 480p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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No No
High-speed framerate
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None None
External mic jack
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No No
Autofocus
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Unknown Unknown
All formats
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160 x 120 @ 15fps
320 x 240 @ 15fps
1024 x 768 @ 15fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 15fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps

Features

Panorama
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No No
HDR
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No No
3D
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No No
Image stabilization
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Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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Yes Yes
GPS
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No No

Performance

Startup delay
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Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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Unknown Unknown
Battery life
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Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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Unknown 0.9 fps

Focus system

Autofocus
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Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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Unknown Unknown

Shutter

Max
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1/2500s 1/1600s
Min
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15s 15s

Flash

Built-in flash
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Yes Yes
Popup
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No Yes
External connection
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Yes No

Storage

Storage slots
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1 1
Supported formats
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SD
MMC
SDHC
MMC
MMCplus
MMCplus (HD)
SD
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores

Image quality
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35.0 46.0
Color depth
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18.8 bits 20.2 bits
Dynamic range
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10.1 EV 11 EV
Low light performance
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146 ISO 185 ISO