

Canon PowerShot
S90
vs
Canon PowerShot
SX200 IS
S90
SX200 IS
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price
| Canon PowerShot S90 |
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS | ||||||||
| 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 pro digicam with a travel zoom. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon S90 |
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| Much wider aperture | f/2.0 | vs | f/3.4 | At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures much more light (1.5 f-stops) | ||||||
| Much larger sensor | 1/1.7" 7x5mm | vs | 1/2.5" 6x4mm | More than 50% larger sensor | ||||||
| Significantly smaller | 100x58x31 mm | vs | 103x61x38 mm | More than 30% smaller | ||||||
| Shoots RAW | Yes | vs | No | Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control | ||||||
| Higher resolution screen | 461k dots | vs | 230k dots | More than 2x higher resolution screen | ||||||
| Has boost ISO | 12,800 ISO | vs | None | Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image | ||||||
| Significantly thinner | 1.2" | vs | 1.5" | More than 20% thinner | ||||||
| Better maximum light sensitivity | 3,200 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | The S90's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||||
| Lighter | 195 g | vs | 220 g | More than 10% lighter | ||||||
| Supports continuous shooting | 0.9 fps | vs | None | Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession | ||||||
| Higher resolution | 10 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | Almost the same | ||||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon SX200 IS |
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| Much more zoom | 12x | vs | 3.8x | More than 10x more zoom | ||||||
| Higher resolution movies | 720p @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video | ||||||
| Much faster max shutter speed | 1/3200s | vs | 1/1600s | 2x faster max shutter speed | ||||||
| Cheaper | $254.95 | vs | $339.95 | The best price we've seen is $85 cheaper (more than 30% less) | ||||||
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similarities
Compared to recent compacts
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Disadvantages |
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Canon PowerShot SX210 ISTravel zoom $329 - $350 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $275 - $400 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Nikon Coolpix S8000Travel zoom $248 - $300 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5vTravel zoom $315 - $350 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3Travel zoom $287 - $300 |
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Canon PowerShot SD3500 ISCompact $299 - $330 |
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Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5Pro digicam $499 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3Pro digicam $375 - $500 |
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Canon PowerShot SD4000 ISCompact $329 - $349 |
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $222 - $300 |
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Nikon Coolpix L110Super zoom $238 - $280 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Travel zoom $217 - $230 |
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