Canon S90 vs Panasonic FH10

Lets look more closely at the Canon S90 and Panasonic FH10, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and FH10 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and FH10 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The S90 was introduced 3 years before the FH10 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S90 scores against the FH10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon S90 Gallery and Panasonic FH10 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon S90 offers outside measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Panasonic FH10 has dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the S90 compared to the FH10.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and FH10 is 92 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions merely by researching technical specs. The picture underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S90 and FH10.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The S90 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FH10 will provide you with greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged S90 will be behind in sensor tech.