Canon S90 vs Fujifilm HS50 EXR

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Canon S90 and Fujifilm HS50 EXR, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and Fujifilm HS50 EXR (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and Fujifilm HS50 EXR (1/2") use different sensor dimensions.

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The S90 was introduced 3 years earlier than the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon S90 being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm HS50 EXR being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the S90 grades vs the Fujifilm HS50 EXR with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 and Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR. The whole galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery and Fujifilm HS50 EXR Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon S90 comes with outside measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") and a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Fujifilm HS50 EXR has dimensions of 135mm x 101mm x 146mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 5.7") having a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the S90 vs the Fujifilm HS50 EXR.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S90 and Fujifilm HS50 EXR is 92 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The graphic below might give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the S90 and Fujifilm HS50 EXR.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S90 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Fujifilm HS50 EXR will provide greater detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older S90 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.