Nikon Coolpix P90

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P90

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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Nikon P90

Wide angle Much better wide angle 26 mm vs 31 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom 24x vs 15x
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More than 2.5x more zoom
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The P90's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 400 g vs 547 g
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Around 30% lighter
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H50

Size Smaller 116x81x86 mm vs 83x114x99 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-H50's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Thickness Thinner 3.4" vs 3.9"
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More than 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen flips out Flip-out screens Help
Great for movies
Aperture Wide aperture Help
P90:f/2.8
DSC-H50:f/2.7
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Thickness Quite thick Help
P90:3.9"
DSC-H50:3.4"
Weight Heavy Help
P90:400 g
DSC-H50:547 g
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Size Large Help
P90:83x114x99 mm
DSC-H50:116x81x86 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.

External flash No external flash support Help
Less expandable
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
P90:24x
DSC-H50:15x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
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
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Weight Is significantly heavier
Size Is slightly larger
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
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

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 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 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 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
Nikon Coolpix P80

Nikon Coolpix P80

Super zoom

Size Smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Super zoom

Weight Lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

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