Canon S90 vs Panasonic ZS50

Let's examine more closely at the Canon S90 and Panasonic ZS50, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Panasonic. The resolution of the S90 (10MP) and the ZS50 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the S90 (1/1.7") and ZS50 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The S90 was unveiled 5 years before the ZS50 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the S90 matches up vs the ZS50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50. The full galleries are viewable at Canon S90 Gallery and Panasonic ZS50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon S90 has got outer measurements 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 ZS50 has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Canon S90 and Panasonic ZS50 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the S90 and the ZS50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the S90 and ZS50 is 92 and 90 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S90 and ZS50.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S90 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS50 will give you extra detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged S90 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.