Canon S90 vs Panasonic SZ10

Here is a comprehensive comparison of the Canon S90 vs Panasonic SZ10, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and SZ10 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and SZ10 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The S90 was brought out 5 years prior to the SZ10 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the S90 grades vs the SZ10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S90 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10. The entire galleries are provided at Canon S90 Gallery and Panasonic SZ10 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Canon S90 offers exterior measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Panasonic SZ10 has sizing of 99mm x 60mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 177 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the S90 vs the SZ10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the S90 and SZ10 is 92 and 93 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing just by checking specifications. The visual below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the S90 and SZ10.

To sum up, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S90 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Panasonic SZ10 will resolve extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older S90 is going to be behind in sensor technology.