Canon S90 vs Samsung WB210

Lets examine more in depth at the Canon S90 vs Samsung WB210, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Samsung. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and WB210 (14MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and WB210 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The S90 was announced 15 months earlier than the WB210 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the S90 grades versus the WB210 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S90 & Samsung WB210. The whole galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery & Samsung WB210 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon S90 has physical 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 Samsung WB210 has dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the S90 against the WB210.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and WB210 is 92 and 94 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S90 and WB210.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The S90 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB210 will show more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged S90 will be behind in sensor tech.