Canon S90 vs Pentax W80

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon S90 vs Pentax W80, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Canon and Pentax. The image resolution of the S90 (10MP) and the W80 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the S90 (1/1.7") and W80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The S90 was launched 10 months later than the W80 so they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summation of how the S90 matches up against the W80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 and Pentax Optio W80. The complete galleries are provided at Canon S90 Gallery and Pentax W80 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon S90 enjoys physical dimensions 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 Pentax W80 has proportions of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the S90 versus the W80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S90 and W80 is 92 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at specs. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S90 and W80.

All in all, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S90 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax W80 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern S90 should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.