Canon PowerShot S100
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14 years ago
PowerUp
The Canon PowerShot series of point-and-shoot digital cameras has been running strong for fifteen years. Why stop now? That's Canon's thinking, as evidenced by their latest release, the Canon PowerShot S100 ($430) .
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot S100
The Canon PowerShot S100 is a generally great little camera for advanced shooters who don't mind slowing down a bit from a dSLR.
Pros:
- A great little camera with advanced features
- the Canon PowerShot S100 builds on the strengths of its excellent predecessor
Cons:
- As a trade-off for extending the zoom range to 5x the lens' aperture narrows very quickly as you zoom out
- And there's no improvement over the S95's so-so performance, despite the price increase
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot S100 review: Canon PowerShot S100
The Canon PowerShot S100 is a generally great little camera for advanced shooters who don't mind slowing down a bit from a dSLR.
Pros:
- A great little camera with advanced features, the Canon PowerShot S100 builds on the strengths of its excellent predecessor.
Cons:
- As a trade-off for extending the zoom range to 5x the lens' aperture narrows very quickly as you zoom out. And there's no improvement over the S95's so-so performance, despite the price increase.
14 years ago
Canon Powershot S100 Compact Camera Review
Joshua Waller reviews the new Canon Powershot S100. An update to the S95, it features a new wide angle 5x optical zoom lens and built in GPS.
Pros:
- Great image quality
- Extra wide-angle and zoom
- Quicker continuous shooting
- Grips provided
- Slimmer camera
- Larger battery (see below
- GPS built in (although beware of battery drain
Cons:
- Panoramic stitching not performed in camera
- Battery warning poor
- will go from 3 bars straight to red battery
- Less buttons than the S95
- Despite larger battery
- it is still only rated for 200 shots
- Aperture quickly closes / drops down when you use the zoom
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot S100
The Canon PowerShot S100 ($429.99 direct) is the follow-up to the popular S95 ($399.99, 4 stars), a camera that we liked enough to award our Editors' Choice. Although it's priced slightly higher, the 12-megapixel S100 improves on the S95 in many ways.
Pros:
- Sharp, fast lens
- Very good low-light performance
- Fast recycle time
- Raw shooting support
Cons:
- Pricey
- LCD is not best in class
- No hot shoe
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot S100 Digital Camera Review
Improves on the S95 and takes its place at the top of the point-and-shoot food chain
Pros:
- Portable and compact frame
- Menu increases shooting efficiency
Cons:
- Has accuracy issues when shooting
- Color accuracy lower than expected
14 years ago
Canon Powershot S100 Review: One Hell Of A Camera, One Hell Of A Flaw
The Canon S100 - like its S-series predecessors - is an almost perfect compact camera with some drawbacks stemming from its pocket-friendly size. There's a lot of crazy tech on board. The Canon gods have outdone themselves; but that outdoing might be the camera's undoing .
14 years ago
Canon S100 review
With a growing demand for ever-smaller, more sophisticated digital cameras, camera manufacturers have to push the boundaries to vie for consumers' hard-earned cash. When it comes to developing high-end compacts, Canon usually succeeds in coming up trumps.
14 years ago
Review: Canon PowerShot S100
A couple of years ago, I wrote just about the most rave review of my career - a love letter to Canon's then-new S90 point-and-shoot camera. What did I say? "The S90 is the best compact camera I've ever used.
Pros:
- All the stuff that made its predecessors great, with some nice new features like GPS and full HD video
- CMOS sensor uses tech from Canon's DSLR line
Cons:
- More camera than many need
- and perhaps less than pros would demand. Dedicated movie button on backside eliminates one photo control
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot S100
UPDATE 04/07/2012: with its 1'' 20-Megapixel sensor, the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 sets a new standard for picture quality in compact cameras, both in terms of detail and digital noise.
Pros:
- Excellent build
- great design and handling
- Settings control rings can be customised
- Picture quality up to 800 ISO or even 1600 ISO
- Manual mode and RAW mode
- 1080p HD video with stereo sound and optical zoom
Cons:
- Edges of the frame aren't as sharp at wide-angle settings
- Heavy distortion in RAW shots at wide-angle settings
- Aperture soon drops as you zoom (f/2 for wide-angle
- f/5.9 for telephoto
- Limited battery life (200 photos or less with GPS active
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