Updated (August, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot S95 vs Ricoh CX2

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
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Thickness
Thin
1.2"
Weight
Light-weight
198 g
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Ricoh CX2

49

Runner-up

Ricoh CX2

Reasons to buy the Ricoh CX2

Zoom
Great zoom
10.7x
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 102x58x29 mm
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"

differences

Advantages of the Canon S90

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures much more light (1.6 f-stops)
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
True resolution Much higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
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
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
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
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 8s
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Around 90% longer exposures
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Advantages of the Ricoh CX2

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 461k dots
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Around 2x higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom 10.7x vs 3.8x
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More than 8x more zoom
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Size Slightly smaller 102x58x29 mm vs 100x58x30 mm
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 185 g vs 198 g
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Around 10% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.2"
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Around 10% thinner
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 49
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Ricoh CX2 Ricoh CX2
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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Canon S90 vs Canon S100

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Thickness Quite thick Help
S90:1.2"
CX2:1.1"
Weight Heavy Help
S90:198 g
CX2:185 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
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
CX2:102x58x29 mm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
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
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Much larger
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
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

Ricoh CX2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Placeholder

Fujifilm FinePix S602Z Pro

Digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen size Much smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Ricoh CX4

Ricoh CX4

Travel zoom

$190 - $269

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Weight Heavier
Ricoh CX1

Ricoh CX1

Compact

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Slightly smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Ricoh GR Digital IV

Ricoh GR Digital IV

Pro digicam

$665 - $759

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Zoom Less zoom
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor

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Canon PowerShot S90 Ricoh CX2
Canon PowerShot S90 Ricoh CX2
Canon PowerShot S90 Ricoh CX2

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