Canon S90 vs Pentax WG-3 GPS

Following is a in-depth analysis of the Canon S90 vs Pentax WG-3 GPS, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Canon and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and WG-3 GPS (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and WG-3 GPS (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The S90 was manufactured 4 years prior to the WG-3 GPS which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the S90 matches up versus the WG-3 GPS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 and Pentax WG-3 GPS. The entire galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery and Pentax WG-3 GPS Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon S90 features outside 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 Pentax WG-3 GPS has dimensions of 125mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 238 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the S90 versus the WG-3 GPS.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the S90 and WG-3 GPS is 92 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to see the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The picture here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S90 and WG-3 GPS.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S90 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax WG-3 GPS will resolve extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged S90 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.