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Canon S90 vs Sony WX150

Portability
92
Imaging
34
Features
42
Overall
37
Canon PowerShot S90 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 front
Portability
95
Imaging
42
Features
43
Overall
42

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Key Specs

Canon S90
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-105mm (F2.0-4.9) lens
  • 195g - 100 x 58 x 31mm
  • Announced April 2010
  • Renewed by Canon S95
Sony WX150
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 133g - 95 x 56 x 22mm
  • Launched February 2012
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Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Overview

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon S90 and Sony WX150, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Canon and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and WX150 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The S90 was launched 23 months earlier than the WX150 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the S90 scores versus the WX150 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon S90 over the Sony WX150

 S90 WX150 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Sony WX150 over the Canon S90

 WX150 S90 
LaunchedFebruary 2012April 2010Fresher by 23 months

Common features in the Canon S90 and Sony WX150

 S90 WX150 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display sizing
Display resolution461k461kSame display resolution
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lacking Touch friendly display

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon S90 enjoys external 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 Sony WX150 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the S90 against the WX150.

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and WX150 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 top view buttons comparison

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by going over specs. The graphic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the S90 and WX150.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S90 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX150 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older S90 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 sensor size comparison

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon S90 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony WX150 as a Portrait photography camera
40
manual focus
above average flash sync (1/500s)
supports RAW files
external flash not possible
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/1.7")
38
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
features face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
external flash not possible
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Canon S90 Street photography details
Sony WX150 Street photography details
64
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
no articulating screen
sensor is tiny (1/1.7")
64
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (133g)
no articulating screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon S90
Sports photography with Sony WX150
27
built in image stabilization (Optical)
low frames per second (1.0 frames per second)
resolution not great (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/1.7")
no phase detect autofocus
46
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18MP)
features tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon S90
Travel photography with Sony WX150
63
flash built-in
relatively wide (28mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
resolution not great (10MP)
does not have a selfie friendly display
71
lighter than competition (133g)
MP count decent (18MP)
has built in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
long reach (250mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
does not have selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon S90 Landscape photography features
Sony WX150 Landscape photography features
52
manual focus
relatively wide (28mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/1.7")
doesn't have Timelapse mode
46
pretty wide (25mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon S90
Vlogging with Sony WX150
31
relatively wide (28mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
does not have a selfie friendly display
video quality not great (640 x 480 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone support
35
pretty wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competition (133 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
does not have selfie friendly screen
lack of microphone jack
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Canon S90 vs Sony WX150 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon S90 and Sony WX150
 Canon PowerShot S90Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150
General Information
Make Canon Sony
Model type Canon PowerShot S90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2010-04-08 2012-02-28
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Digic 4 BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 18 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3648 x 2736 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 3200 12800
Minimum native ISO 80 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-105mm (3.8x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.0-4.9 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focusing range 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 461k dot 461k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen tech - ClearPhoto TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 15s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed 1.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 6.50 m 3.70 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/500s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video file format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 195 grams (0.43 lb) 133 grams (0.29 lb)
Dimensions 100 x 58 x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") 95 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 46 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 20.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.0 not tested
DXO Low light rating 185 not tested
Other
Battery life - 240 shots
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID NB-6L NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Launch price $599 $300