Canon S90 vs Panasonic TS20

Let's look closer at the Canon S90 and Panasonic TS20, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by brands Canon and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and TS20 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and TS20 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The S90 was unveiled 22 months earlier than the TS20 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the S90 scores versus the TS20 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S90 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20. The full galleries are provided at Canon S90 Gallery & Panasonic TS20 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Canon S90 provides external dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Panasonic TS20 has specifications of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the S90 versus the TS20.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the S90 and TS20 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S90 and TS20.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S90 using its larger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Panasonic TS20 will resolve greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older S90 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.