Before I did this side by side comparison, I bought and returned the Olympus Tough 6000, Casio EX FC-100 and Casio Exilim EX-S10. Olympus took horrible pictures. The S10 was just blah - not a real feature enhancements Exilim 5MP I have now. FC-100 was just too big.
So yes, I'm picky! I wanted a small, sexy, functional, easy to use, superb camera. I was torn between the Canon Ixus 780IS and Sony Cyber-Shot T90. I visited both a store and was still undecided - beyond the Amazon price was much cheaper. I ordered both and did a comparison side by side in my home. Canon went back - sorry Powershot.
Here is a scoop. Just leveling the base - I just want to take good pictures of my dogs and garden, and her husband, and just life. I'm not a pro. I mostly post my photos on Facebook or email - very rarely do I print.
Both cameras were sexy and small. Both were heavy and felt stuck. Both require that you remove the battery to charge it. It's about where the similarities end.
Canon menu interface was clumsy and not intuitive. I have not used either camera brand in the past - so I have no bias from previous experience. Simple things like changing the picture settings took a few minutes to find out. Sony has a touch screen - which I initially thought was just hype. I really think Ashton is cute and all - but I do not need a touchscreen. So I used it! It rocks! Very easy to navigate. Quick to learn and very functional.
T90 is almost completely automated. The only thing missing is the "make me look thin" attitude. Plus the auto mode - the camera tells you what mode is selected (portrait, scenery, gourmet food seriously). So you need not worry about your mountains will look like sushi, or vice versa. Smile detection automatically started when you take a picture of a face. It does not work on dogs - but it did recognize a face Barbie doll. There are lots of features - the touch screen to focus on a person or an object of focus. Smile settings - small smile, medium and large. The screen is a nice size for viewing and sharing on the site. And seriously, is there a setting gourmet food. I have no idea why, but it's cool. There is also a beach setting, snow mode and underwater mode (camera is not waterproof).
The big deal breaker was the picture quality. I took the picture of the same scenes with both cameras simultaneously. Both the camera set to Auto mode and then set to landscape. I have uploaded all the pictures to my laptop and saw them in the format and size, directly from the camera. Sony Pictures was more alive, had more detail and was sharp. I asked my husband to see a side by side in the pictures - he chose Sony Pictures, as well. I have also tested the image stabilization on both cameras. Sony was once again superior. Neither the camera did a good job when I jumped up while taking a picture. But better than Sony's hand wobble. So, of course! Sony won.
Sony also has less shutter lag and short "boot time." I love the touch screen. The camera is small, easy to use and fun. The picture quality is good.
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