Canon S90 vs Panasonic G6

Let's take a closer look at the Canon S90 vs Panasonic G6, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and G6 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and G6 (Four Thirds) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S90 was manufactured 4 years before the G6 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon S90 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G6 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the S90 scores versus the G6 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6. The entire galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery and Panasonic G6 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon S90 provides external dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G6 has sizing of 122mm x 85mm x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the S90 vs the G6.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S90 and G6 is 92 and 74 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S90 and G6.

As you have seen, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The S90 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic G6 will show more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older S90 will be behind in sensor technology.