Canon S90 vs Sony S950

Its time to take a closer look at the Canon S90 and Sony S950, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Canon and Sony. The image resolution of the S90 (10MP) and the S950 (10MP) is pretty close but the S90 (1/1.7") and S950 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The S90 was manufactured 14 months after the S950 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the S90 matches up versus the S950 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon S90 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon S90 offers outside measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony S950 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Canon S90 and Sony S950 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the S90 and the S950.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and S950 is 92 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specs. The image below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S90 and S950.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got the exact same MP albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The S90 comes with the bigger sensor which should make achieving shallower DOF simpler. The more modern S90 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.