Nikon Coolpix P90

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P90

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Weight
Light-weight
400 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
Help
An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
Help
Almost the same
Thickness Thinner 3.4" vs 3.9"
Help
More than 10% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
Help
Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon P90

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
Help
More than 20% larger screen
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
Help
Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
Help
The P90's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
Help
Around 10% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 24x vs 20x
Help
More than 40% more zoom
Weight Significantly lighter 400 g vs 600 g
Help
More than 30% lighter
Size Slightly smaller 83x114x99 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
Help
Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Zoom Great zoom Help
SX10 IS:20x
P90:24x
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX10 IS:0 cm
P90:1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX10 IS:3.4"
P90:3.9"
Weight Heavy Help
SX10 IS:600 g
P90:400 g
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Size Large Help
SX10 IS:128x88x87 mm
P90:83x114x99 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SX10 IS:20x
P90:24x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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 significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Rebel T3

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records lower quality movies
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Weight Is significantly heavier
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Weight Is slightly heavier
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Weight Is significantly heavier
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Zoom Less zoom
Olympus SZ-10

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Zoom Less zoom
Canon EOS Rebel T1i

Canon Rebel T1i

Entry-level DSLR

$475 - $629 body only

$549 - $580 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix P90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Aperture Narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

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