General

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
Brand
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Canon Canon
Lowest price
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Unknown Unknown
Announced
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August, 2009 February, 2009

Sensor

Type
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CCD CCD
Size
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1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Megapixels
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10 MP 12 MP
Light sensitivity
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3,200 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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12,800 ISO None

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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10 MP 9.8 MP
Native resolution
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3648 x 2736 4000 x 3000
Pixel size
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4.3 µm² 2.4 µm²

Screen

Type
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LCD LCD
Size
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3.0" 2.5"
Resolution
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461k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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No No
Flips out
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No No

Lens

Zoom
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3.8x 3x
Wide angle
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28 mm 33 mm
Telephoto
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105 mm 100 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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f/2.0 f/3.2
Aperture (telephoto)
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f/4.9 f/5.8
Macro focus
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Unknown 3 cm

Form factor

Size
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100x58x30 mm 87x56x18 mm
Depth
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1.2" 0.7"
Weight
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198 g 160 g
Interchangeable lenses
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No No
Waterproof
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No No

Viewfinder

Type
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None Tunnel
Viewfinder size
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n/a Unknown

Movies

Format
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480p @ 30fps 720p @ 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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320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 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 No
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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0.9 fps Unknown

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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1/1600s 1/1500s
Min
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15s 15s

Flash

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

Storage

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

DXO Mark Scores

Image quality
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46.0 Unknown
Color depth
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20.2 bits Unknown
Dynamic range
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11 EV Unknown
Low light performance
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185 ISO Unknown