Updated (August, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot S1 IS vs Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S90

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S90

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.0
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Low light performance
Low noise at high ISO
185 ISO
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S1 IS

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital

differences

Advantages of the Canon S1 IS

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 3.8x
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More than 7x more zoom
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.7 fps vs 0.9 fps
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Around 90% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Canon S90

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 1.5"
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2x larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution 10 MP vs 3.1 MP
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Capture more than 3x more detail in your photos
Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 30% 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)
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm
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More than 2x larger sensor
Size Significantly smaller 100x58x30 mm vs 111x78x66 mm
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3.2x smaller
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 114k dots
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More than 4x 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
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 400 ISO
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The S90's maximum light sensitivity is 3 f-stops better
Weight Much lighter 198 g vs 469 g
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2.4x lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.2" vs 2.6"
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2.1x thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

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Green arrow 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 super zoom with a pro digicam.

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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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Manual controls Manual settings
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Performance Image stabilization
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
S1 IS:f/2.8
S90:f/2.0
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S1 IS:1.7 fps
S90:0.9 fps

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$277

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$125 - $233

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Sony NEX-5N

Sony NEX-5N

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$599 - $600 body only

$698 - $699 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

$704

Macro focus Much closer macro focusing
External flash Supports an external flash
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Macro focus Much closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Canon PowerShot S1 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Significantly larger
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot A720 IS

Canon PowerShot A720 IS

Digicam

Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$339 - $350

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$368

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$753

Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Significantly larger
Weight Heavier

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Low light performance More noise at high ISO
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Low light performance More noise at high ISO
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$707

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Overall image quality Worse image quality
Low light performance Significantly more noise at high ISO
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$320 - $468

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Overall image quality Worse image quality
Low light performance More noise at high ISO

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