Canon SD990 IS vs Fujifilm Z30

Here, we will be matching up the Canon SD990 IS versus Fujifilm Z30, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and FujiFilm. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the SD990 IS (15MP) and Fujifilm Z30 (10MP) and the SD990 IS (1/1.7") and Fujifilm Z30 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The SD990 IS was manufactured 5 months earlier than the Fujifilm Z30 which means that they are of a similar age. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon SD990 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Fujifilm Z30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the SD990 IS matches up vs the Fujifilm Z30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SD990 IS & Fujifilm FinePix Z30. The entire galleries are available at Canon SD990 IS Gallery & Fujifilm Z30 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SD990 IS comes with outside dimensions of 98mm x 62mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Fujifilm Z30 has specifications of 91mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.6" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SD990 IS compared to the Fujifilm Z30.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SD990 IS and Fujifilm Z30 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specs. The pic below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD990 IS and Fujifilm Z30.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SD990 IS because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon SD990 IS will resolve more detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively.