Canon SD990 IS vs Canon SX620 HS

Lets examine more in depth at the Canon SD990 IS vs Canon SX620 HS, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Canon. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the SD990 IS (15MP) and SX620 HS (20MP) and the SD990 IS (1/1.7") and SX620 HS (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The SD990 IS was brought out 8 years earlier than the SX620 HS and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SD990 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Canon SX620 HS being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the SD990 IS scores versus the SX620 HS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD990 IS & Canon PowerShot SX620 HS. The entire galleries are available at Canon SD990 IS Gallery & Canon SX620 HS Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Canon SD990 IS has outer dimensions of 98mm x 62mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Canon SX620 HS has sizing of 97mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SD990 IS versus the SX620 HS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD990 IS and SX620 HS is 92 and 93 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing just by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD990 IS and SX620 HS.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SD990 IS featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Canon SX620 HS will result in greater detail having its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SD990 IS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.