Canon A1400 vs Canon S90

Let's take a closer look at the Canon A1400 versus Canon S90, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both of them are produced by Canon. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the A1400 (16MP) and S90 (10MP) and the A1400 (1/2.3") and S90 (1/1.7") use different sensor sizes.

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The A1400 was released 3 years after the S90 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A1400 grades vs the S90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A1400 and Canon PowerShot S90. The complete galleries are provided at Canon A1400 Gallery and Canon S90 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon A1400 provides external dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Canon S90 has proportions of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the A1400 versus the S90.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A1400 and S90 is 93 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions purely by seeing specs. The image here might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A1400 and S90.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A1400 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Canon A1400 will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent A1400 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.