Rating 4.2 78 reviews
Manufacturer: Canon
thinkdigit.com
14 years ago

Canon Powershot S100 Review

On evaluating the scores for each of our tests, we found that Canon Powershot S100, dethroned our last year's best performing camera - the Olympus XZ1. This is the best high end compact in the market today. You will never fall short of any features including the battery sipping GPS.
Pros:
  • Fast f/2.0 lens
  • Great sharpness and image quality
  • Great high ISO performance
  • RAW support
  • Control Ring customisations
Cons:
  • High price
  • Lower rated battery pack
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DPexpert
14 years ago

[REVIEW-CANON PowerShot S100 compact]

Canon has broken with the top quality compact mob with the S100, increasing the pixel count to 12 million and at the same time increasing the zoom range to 5X (24–120mm film equivalent).
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PC Pro
14 years ago

Canon PowerShot S100

An elegant compact camera with plenty of high-end features for enthusiasts and high-quality optics, producing consistently excellent photos
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Alphr
14 years ago

An elegant compact camera with plenty of high-end features for enthusiasts and high-quality optics, producing consistently excellent photos
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macworld.com.au
14 years ago

Canon PowerShot S100

Full manual controls and RAW shooting; superb feature set for any level of photographer; excellent image quality; 1080p and superslow-motion video modes
Pros:
  • Full manual controls and RAW shooting
  • superb feature set for any level of photographer
  • excellent image quality
  • 1080p and superslow-motion video modes
Cons:
  • Short battery life, especially when GPS is used
  • sluggish RAW shooting and flash-recycling times
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Tech Advisor
14 years ago

Canon PowerShot S100 review

The Canon PowerShot S100 is just about the most capable compact camera we've seen, and it's packed with features that will please both novices and advanced shooters.
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YugaTech
14 years ago

Canon Powershot S100 Review

The Canon S100 is the successor to the highly popular S95 and continues the same tested and proven formula for a point-and-shoot digital camera - wide aperture and manual control in a solid, light and portable body. Check out our full review of the Canon S100 after the jump.
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T3
14 years ago

Canon PowerShot S100 review

The Canon PowerShot S100 is a pocket camera that packs an impressively comprehensive array of full manual and auto functionality into its slim 26.7mm depth. And, impressively this doesn't seem to have adversely affected image quality as the Canon is a consistent performer across a range of...
Pros:
  • Full manual controls
  • Lens control ring
  • Good image quality
Cons:
  • So-so battery life
  • Modest lens reach
  • GPS function is buried
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DP Review
14 years ago

For photographers who like to take control over their cameras the S100 provides a near DSLR-like level of manual control in an easily pocketable 'take-anywhere' camera.
Pros:
  • Very good image quality
  • especially at low ISO settings
  • Well optimized JPEGs
  • low contrast detail is well-preserved at low ISO settings
  • Automatic fringing/CA correction in JPEGs
  • Fast operation
  • Bright LCD screen is easy to see in daylight
  • Exposure simulation in live-view and accurate live...
Cons:
  • Manual focus preview resolution is too low to be useful
  • Lack of in-camera alignment of HDR images makes it a much less useful feature than it could be
  • Auto ISO is limited to 1600 (wasting two stops of extra ISO sensitivity
  • Pop-up flash can be blocked by your finger
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PC World
14 years ago

Canon PowerShot S100 Review: A Near-Perfect Pocket Camera

The third and latest version of Canon's popular pocket-size S-series camera, the PowerShot S100 ($430 as of December 22, 2011), continues its
Pros:
  • Excellent image quality
  • Full manual controls and RAW shooting
  • Superb feature set for any level of photographer,
Cons:
  • Short battery life
  • especially when GPS is used
  • Sluggish RAW shooting
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