Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

The Canon PowerShot SD990 IS is a compacta camera launched on 17/09/2008.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 46 of all cameras in our database) scoring 34 overall. The Canon PowerShot SD990 IS weights 205 gr and spans 98 x 62 x 28 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS behaves better than average in its category:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 28%.
• Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks in the category best 24%.
• Comfort - Score 88, ranks in the category best 48%.
• Versatility - Score 47, ranks in the category best 31%.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 13, ranks in the best 27% of its category. Canon PowerShot SD990 IS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Great, score 10, ranks in the best 25% of its category. Canon PowerShot SD990 IS is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 30, ranks 75% in its category. Canon PowerShot SD990 IS is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Canon PowerShot SD990 IS is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Canon PowerShot SD990 IS is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.