Updated (August, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot S95 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

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
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Weight
Light-weight
198 g
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

48

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon S90

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/3.3
Help
At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures much more light (1.4 f-stops)
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
Help
Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Size Smaller 100x58x30 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
Help
More than 10% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
Help
The S90's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better
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
True resolution Higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9.8 MP
Help
Almost the same
Weight Lighter 198 g vs 229 g
Help
More than 10% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.2" vs 1.3"
Help
Around 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

Zoom Significantly more zoom 12x vs 3.8x
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More than 10x more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.3 fps vs 0.9 fps
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More than 2.5x 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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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90
67 vs 48
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
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 pro digicam with a travel zoom.

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by daisymanhn 12 hours ago
Canon S100 vs Canon S90

I have used the ELPH1000 with great satisfaction and want to upgrade without losing familiarity ...

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Quite thick Help
S90:1.2"
DMC-ZS3:1.3"
Weight Heavy Help
S90:198 g
DMC-ZS3:229 g
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
S90:100x58x30 mm
DMC-ZS3:103x60x33 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
S90:480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZS3:720p @ 30fps

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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
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Aperture Has a much narrower aperture
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
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is significantly smaller
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$433 body only

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Weight Is significantly heavier
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$555

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Weight Significantly heavier
Light sensitivity (boost) Worse boost ISO
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Screen type Has an OLED screen
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Much larger
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom More zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a GPS
Weight Lighter
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly smaller screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution

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Canon PowerShot S90 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
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