Canon S95 vs Sony HX90V

Here, we will be analyzing the Canon S95 and Sony HX90V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and HX90V (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The S95 was launched 5 years earlier than the HX90V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the S95 grades versus the HX90V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S95 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The complete galleries are provided at Canon S95 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon S95 has got outside dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the S95 compared to the HX90V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S95 and HX90V is 93 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The visual underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S95 and HX90V.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S95 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX90V will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older S95 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.