Nikon D90 vs Canon EOS M100

Canon EOS M100 advantages over Nikon D90

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Built-in Bluetooth
  Yes vs No
  Always-on wireless connectivity
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  EOS M100 test data on DxO Mark D90 test data on DxO Mark
  1,272 vs 977 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Thinner
  35 mm vs 77 mm
  Thinner
• Newer
  7 years vs 16 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Lighter weight
  432g vs 1133g
  Lighter weight
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.11 vs 0.21 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  24.2 vs 12.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  6.1 fps vs 4.5 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  6.1 fps vs 4.1 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  19 vs 10 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility