Canon G10 vs Nikon P90

Canon G10 advantages over Nikon P90

• Larger sensor
  1/1.7 inch vs 1/2.33 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• Fast startup
  ~2.00 vs 2.8 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  400 vs 200 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Integrated ND filter
  Yes vs No
  Shoot in daylight with a large aperture or slow shutter
• Thinner
  45 mm vs 99 mm
  Thinner
• More dots on screen
  461k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• More pixels
  14.7 vs 12.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Longer exposure
  15 vs 8 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  Unlimited vs 13 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/2000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light