Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot S95 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Canon PowerShot S90

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S90

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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 91x52x20 mm
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
149 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon S90

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm
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More than 80% larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution 10 MP vs 8.1 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/2.4
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At its widest zoom, the S90's lens captures slightly more light (0.5 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
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
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-WX1

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Size Much smaller 91x52x20 mm vs 100x58x30 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 0.9 fps
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More than 11x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Much thinner 0.8" vs 1.2"
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Around 40% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 149 g vs 198 g
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More than 20% lighter
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3.8x
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Around 80% more zoom
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90
67 vs 61
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1
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 ultra compact.

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Canon S90 vs Canon S100

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

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Very wide aperture Help
S90:f/2.0
DSC-WX1:f/2.4
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
S90:480p @ 30fps
DSC-WX1:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
S90:3.8x
DSC-WX1:5x

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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
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture

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
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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Sensor size Larger sensor
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$321

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Travel zoom

$249 - $250

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Fujifilm FinePix T200

Fujifilm FinePix T200

Travel zoom

$150

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

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Canon PowerShot S90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1
Canon PowerShot S90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

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