Canon N100 vs Sony HX90V

Its time to look a little more closely at the Canon N100 and Sony HX90V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and HX90V (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The N100 was manufactured 15 months prior to the HX90V making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the N100 matches up vs the HX90V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot N100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The entire galleries are available at Canon N100 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon N100 comes with physical dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the N100 compared to the HX90V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the N100 and HX90V is 89 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes purely by checking a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the N100 and HX90V.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The N100 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX90V will give you extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged N100 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.