Canon PowerShot
S90
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS3
S90
DMC-ZS3
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot S90 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 |  |
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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/3.3 |  |
At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures much more light (1.4 f-stops) | ||||
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Much larger sensor | 1/1.7" 7x5mm | vs | 1/2.5" 6x4mm | |
More than 50% larger sensor | ||||
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Shoots RAW | Yes | vs | No | |
Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control | ||||
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Smaller | 100x58x31 mm | vs | 103x60x33 mm | |
More than 10% smaller | ||||
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Better boost ISO | 12,800 ISO | vs | 6,400 ISO | |
The S90's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Lighter | 195 g | vs | 229 g | |
Around 20% lighter | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 3,200 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | |
The S90's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Thinner | 1.2" | vs | 1.3" | |
Around 10% thinner | ||||
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Higher resolution | 10 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZS3 |
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Much more zoom | 12x | vs | 3.8x | |
More than 10x more zoom | ||||
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Higher resolution movies | 720p @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | |
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video | ||||
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Better wide-angle | 25 mm | vs | 28 mm | |
More than 10% better wide-angle | ||||
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Shoots faster | 2.3 fps | vs | 0.9 fps | |
More than 2.5x faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Much longer exposures | 60s | vs | 15s | |
4x longer exposures | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/2000s | vs | 1/1600s | |
Around 30% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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Slightly cheaper | $286.95 | vs | $339.95 | |
The best price we've seen is $53 cheaper (around 20% less) | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent compacts
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $275 - $400 |
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Canon PowerShot SX210 ISTravel zoom $329 - $350 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3Pro digicam $375 - $500 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5vTravel zoom $315 - $350 |
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Nikon Coolpix S8000Travel zoom $248 - $300 |
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Canon PowerShot SX200 ISTravel zoom $255 - $365 |
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Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5Pro digicam $499 |
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Canon PowerShot SD4000 ISCompact $329 - $349 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $222 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3Travel zoom $209 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1Travel zoom $235 - $266 |
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