Canon IXUS 90 IS review

Is Canon's latest compact a valuable addition to the acclaimed Ixus range?

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2008-04-11April 11th 2008

Price at launch	£169.99
MPN	2555B006
Colour	Silver
Dimensions	92 x 57 x 21
Weight (g)	195
Battery Type	Lithium-Ion
Camera Type	Compact
Connectivity	AV Output, Hi-Speed USB
Continuous Shooting Speed	1.4
Display Size	3
Display Technology	TFT LCD
Drive Modes	Continuous, Self-Timer, Single
Effective Pixels	10
Exposure Modes	Automatic, Beach, Children, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Fireworks, Indoor, Macro, Manual, Movie, Night Shot, Pet, Portrait, Snow, Special Scene, Stitch Assist, Sunset, Underwater
Flash	Yes
Flash Features	TTL
Flash Modes	Auto, Face Detection, Manual, Off, On, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow-Synchro
Focusing Modes	Manual
ISO Settings	100, 1600, 200, 400, 80, 800
Image Formats	JPEG
Image Sensor Dimensions	6.16 x 4.62
Image Sensor Type	1/2.3inch CCD
Lens Type	Zoom Lens
Longest Shutter Speed	15
Max Aperture	2.8
Max Focal Length	18.6
Max Movie Recording Resolution	640 x 480
Max. Captured Image Resolution	3648 x 2736
Memory Types	MultiMedia Card, SD, SDHC
Metering Modes	Centre weighted, Evaluative, Spot
Min Aperture	4.9
Min Focal Length	6.2
Min Shutter Speed	1500
OS Requirements	Apple Mac OS X 10.3, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP 4, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP 2
Optical Zoom	3
Shooting Modes	Auto, Beach, Indoor, Manual, Night , Portrait, Snow, Sunset
Software Provided	ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser, PhotoStitch, Drivers
Video Capture Framerate	30
White Balance	Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
LCD Display?	Yes
Max resolution (horizontal pixels)	3648
Max resolution (vertical pixels)	2736