Canon SD990 IS vs Panasonic FX78

Lets examine more in depth at the Canon SD990 IS vs Panasonic FX78, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SD990 IS (15MP) and FX78 (12MP) and the SD990 IS (1/1.7") and FX78 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The SD990 IS was unveiled 3 years prior to the FX78 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SD990 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FX78 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the SD990 IS matches up against the FX78 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SD990 IS & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78. The full galleries are provided at Canon SD990 IS Gallery & Panasonic FX78 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Canon SD990 IS comes with outside measurements of 98mm x 62mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FX78 has sizing of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SD990 IS compared to the FX78.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD990 IS and FX78 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing simply by checking out specifications. The visual here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SD990 IS and FX78.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SD990 IS using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon SD990 IS will show greater detail having an extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older SD990 IS will be behind in sensor tech.