Canon PowerShot S90
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15 years ago
A Powerful Camera in a Small Package
Appearance/Design: Without even looking at a single picture, people have complimented me on the camera. The S90 is very sleek and looks professional. I personally was against a camera that used a cell battery (as compared to AA or AAA batteries), but that makes the camera look much nicer.
16 years ago
Canon's Powershot S90 features a G11 sensor in your pocket, for brilliant low-light pics
It's like having the excellent G11 flagship in a pocket version
16 years ago
The Photographer's Point-and-Shoot Camera
Why I bought this camera:I bought this camera because I'm a demanding amateur photographer who doesn
Pros:
- Full manual control
- wonderful analog control rings
- RAW format
- F/2.0 lens
- compactness
Cons:
- Lens barrel protrudes a bit due to the front control ring
16 years ago
Canon Reintroduces The S Series, Photogs Shed A Tear
Canon has resurrected (wisely) the PowerShot S Series with the new S90. Wising up to the fact that there are consumers who want a pocket-sized camera that takes quality photos, not the point-and-shoot garbage we've been relegated to.
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 review
For years we've longed for a compact digital camera with image quality to rival that of SLRs. Suddenly it seems we're spoiled for choice. Some models cram an SLR sensor into a small body, but Canon's S90 takes a less radical approach, with a wide-aperture lens to capture lots of light.
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90
CNET and CNET (Asia) both provide evaluations from different reviewers, each of which brings his own perspective in succinct write-ups. Britain's TrustedReviews.com also has a balanced, easily digested review.
Pros:
- Excellent manual control options
- RAW format support
- Wide-angle 28 mm lens
- Very good image quality
- Portable
Cons:
- Controls can be awkward
- Comparatively expensive
- Slow camera speed
- No optical viewfinder
16 years ago
Tricky to use but great shots
A very good camera, but takes some getting used to as the numerous controls are not as intuitive as they might be. Zoom is a bit fiddly (Canon could learn a lot from Nikon on that one) and the main mode control is right under your thumb or finger when you grab the camera to take it out of its case,...
16 years ago
Canon Powershot S90
The Canon Powershot S90 is a small digital camera packed with features. These include manual exposure modes, the ability to shoot in RAW mode and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/2. More standard features include 10 megapixels and a 3.8x wide angle lens.
Pros:
- Picture quality - LCD screen - Handling - Features
Cons:
- Shutter delay with flash
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 review
Hits the mark with its design, features and performance. A top-class compact
16 years ago
There's been something of a 'serious compact camera' renaissance in the last couple of years, led by Panasonic with the LX series and Canon with the G9/10/11. That said, the choices for the enthusiast wanting full photographic control in a pocketable package are still very limited (even the LX3 is...
Pros:
- Excellent image quality
- particularly at lower ISO settings
- Well optimized JPEGs
- Extensive photographic feature set
- New Function Ring transforms use of manual controls on a small camera
- Usable
- fast raw mode with excellent DPP software supplied
- Highly customizable
- Fast
- sharp zoom with useful...
Cons:
- Highlight clipping and channel clipping in bright
- contrasty conditions
- Rear dial rotates too freely and cannot be disabled
- so accidental settings changes too common
- No noise reduction options
- JPEG NR too strong at higher ISO settings
- Video limited to VGA resolution
- Lack of grip and smooth,...
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