Canon S90 vs Nikon S6200

Lets look much closer at the Canon S90 vs Nikon S6200, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Canon and Nikon. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and S6200 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and S6200 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The S90 was revealed 16 months prior to the S6200 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the S90 matches up versus the S6200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S90 & Nikon Coolpix S6200. The full galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery & Nikon S6200 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon S90 features outside dimensions 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 Nikon S6200 has specifications of 93mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the S90 vs the S6200.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and S6200 is 92 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The photograph below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S90 and S6200.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S90 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon S6200 will render extra detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The older S90 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.