Canon S90 vs Sony WX50

Below is a extended comparison of the Canon S90 versus Sony WX50, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Canon and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and WX50 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The S90 was brought out 22 months before the WX50 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the S90 matches up versus the WX50 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon S90 offers exterior dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the S90 vs the WX50.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and WX50 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S90 and WX50.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S90 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX50 will render more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older S90 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.