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Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90

Portability
89
Imaging
45
Features
51
Overall
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Canon PowerShot SX710 HS front
 
Pentax X90 front
Portability
69
Imaging
35
Features
34
Overall
34

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Key Specs

Canon SX710 HS
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-750mm (F3.2-6.9) lens
  • 269g - 113 x 66 x 35mm
  • Announced January 2015
  • Replaced the Canon SX700 HS
  • New Model is Canon SX720 HS
Pentax X90
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-676mm (F2.8-5.0) lens
  • 428g - 111 x 85 x 110mm
  • Released July 2010
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Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Overview

Lets look closer at the Canon SX710 HS and Pentax X90, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Canon and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX710 HS (20MP) and X90 (12MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX710 HS was announced 4 years after the X90 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon SX710 HS being a Compact camera and the Pentax X90 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SX710 HS scores against the X90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX710 HS over the Pentax X90

 SX710 HS X90 
ReleasedJanuary 2015July 2010More modern by 55 months
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution922k230kCrisper screen (+692k dot)

Reasons to pick Pentax X90 over the Canon SX710 HS

 X90 SX710 HS 

Common features in the Canon SX710 HS and Pentax X90

 SX710 HS X90 
Manual focus More accurate focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon SX710 HS enjoys outside measurements of 113mm x 66mm x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Pentax X90 has proportions of 111mm x 85mm x 110mm (4.4" x 3.3" x 4.3") with a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the SX710 HS and the X90.

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX710 HS and X90 is 89 and 69 respectively.

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 top view buttons comparison

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes merely by researching specs. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX710 HS and X90.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Canon SX710 HS to render greater detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The newer SX710 HS is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 sensor size comparison

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX710 HS Portrait photography details
Pentax X90 Portrait photography details
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you can focus manually
good megapixels (20MP)
offers face detect autofocus
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
29
manual focus
can't use external flash
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Canon SX710 HS Street photography factors
Pentax X90 Street photography factors
62
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (269 grams)
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
45
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon SX710 HS
Sports photography with Pentax X90
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great zoom range (25-750mm 30.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
offers tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (6.0 frames/s)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
bad battery power (230 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
42
amazing zoom range (26-676mm 26.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes tracking autofocus
low resolution sensor (12MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon SX710 HS Travel photography details
Pentax X90 Travel photography details
66
lighter than others in class (269 grams)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (25mm)
long zoom (750mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
bad battery power (230 CIPA)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.2)
51
built-in flash
reasonably wide (26mm)
very long zoom (676mm)
no Time Lapse recording
low resolution sensor (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Canon SX710 HS
Landscape photography with Pentax X90
49
you can focus manually
quite wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.2)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
bad battery power (230 per charge)
lack of Timelapse recording
35
manual focus
reasonably wide (26mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
small screen (2.7 inches)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SX710 HS Vlogging details
Pentax X90 Vlogging details
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quite wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than others in class (269g)
slow max aperture (f3.2)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of microphone socket
23
reasonably wide (26mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic port
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Canon SX710 HS vs Pentax X90 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX710 HS and Pentax X90
 Canon PowerShot SX710 HSPentax X90
General Information
Make Canon Pentax
Model Canon PowerShot SX710 HS Pentax X90
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2015-01-06 2010-07-06
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by DIGIC 6 Prime
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5184 x 3888 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 3200 6400
Minimum native ISO 80 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-750mm (30.0x) 26-676mm (26.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.2-6.9 f/2.8-5.0
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 2.7 inch
Screen resolution 922 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Features
Minimum shutter speed 15 seconds 4 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/3200 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 6.0fps -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.50 m 9.10 m
Flash modes Auto, on, off, slow synchro -
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 269 grams (0.59 lbs) 428 grams (0.94 lbs)
Dimensions 113 x 66 x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") 111 x 85 x 110mm (4.4" x 3.3" x 4.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 230 photographs -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NB-6LH D-L106
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
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