Rating 4.3 78 reviews
Manufacturer: Canon
Electronics Made Easy
16 years ago

Reviews: Canon PowerShot S90: Review

The 10.0 megapixel image capture and movie recording specs, while impressive, are not something that helps the S90 stand out on value when compared with other digital compact cameras on the market.
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Amazon
11 years ago

Good Reliable Camera

Good Reliable Camera. For the price I paid I would have hoped the picture quality was better, nothing special. Purchased a Nikon 3200 for cheaper and it's a much better camera.
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printerinfo.com
16 years ago

The Canon PowerShot S90 is a high-end point & shoot camera that takes great photos and provides great manual controls for serious shooters. The video it captures is lackluster, though.
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PC Pro
16 years ago

Canon PowerShot S90

Nicely made and capable of great images, the Canon PowerShot S90 is a worthy alternative to low-end DSLRs
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Review guidelines
15 years ago

Canon PowerShot S90 Camera: Review

The Canon PowerShot S90 is a compact digital camera whose most interesting feature is to present a control dial that allows you to manually set all the functions and to give free rein to creativity.
Pros:
  • Support RAW, ISO
  • Controls
Cons:
  • OPTICAL ZOOM
  • Price
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By Thom
16 years ago

Canon S90 Review

A big step forward from the S1 model, and a very competitive digital SLR.
Pros:
  • Colors are off
  • On five different S2 Pro bodies I've seen, I've seen five slightly different color interpretations
  • Some were off subtly, one was quite blue, another quite reddish in tint
  • You can't judge color by the color LCD, The protective cover has to be removed to see well .
Cons:
  • Colors are off
  • On five different S2 Pro bodies I've seen, I've seen five slightly different color interpretations
  • Some were off subtly, one was quite blue, another quite reddish in tint
  • You can't judge color by the color LCD, The protective cover has to be removed to see well .
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The Register
16 years ago

Canon Powershot S90

Using the S90, the combination of user-friendly technology, small size and sheer DSLR power is quite addictive. With this new S-series model Canon has raised the bar on compact camera technology, but there's more to a camera than circuitry and some handling issues need to be addressed.
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Register Hardware
16 years ago

Canon Powershot S90

The S90 marks the re-introduction of Canon's acclaimed PowerShot S series. Aimed at the serious amateur or professional photographer, it combines full manual capability with the simple design of a point-and-shoot, all in a pocket size camera with near-DSLR performance.
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DP Review
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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CNET
16 years ago

Canon PowerShot S90

As of May 11, 2010, Canon has announced the release of the , a slightly pared-down version of the S90 reviewed here. The SD4000 IS features the same f2.0, wide-angle lens as the S90 as well as aperture- and shutter-speed-priority shooting modes.
Pros:
  • Excellent control system for manual, semimanual shooting
  • fantastic wide-angle f2 lens
  • very good low-light photo quality
Cons:
  • Performance is merely average
  • no HD movie mode or optical zoom while recording
  • no optical viewfinder and a couple other design miscues
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