Canon PowerShot S90
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16 years ago
Canon Powershot S90
The Canon Powershot S90 is a unique ultra-compact to feature a full-range of manual controls including manual focusing, a bright stabilized wide-angle F2 lens and two control wheels for efficient controls. One control wheel is mounted around the 4-way control and the other is found around the lens.
Pros:
- Better image noise than most ultra-compacts
- Fast F2 wide-angle lens
- Effective stabilization
- Generally good lens sharpness
- Low optical distortion at telephoto
- Good automatic white-balance
- Good color accuracy
- Very efficient interface
- Highly customizable interface
- Good LCD details and...
Cons:
- Slightly below average speed of operation
- Tendency to overexpose
- Auto-focus not so fast
- Focus misses more frequent than average
- Slight edge softness and more corner softness
- Noticeable distortion at wide-angle
- Limited dynamic range
- Short battery life
- Difficult to hold securely and to use...
16 years ago
You could be forgiven for thinking you might never see DSLR control in a compact – until now. The Canon PowerShot S90 is a sleek compact camera that belies its simple looks with a range of controls we're more accustomed to seeing on DSLRs.
16 years ago
Canon S90 review
The Canon S90 is the latest compact DSLR replacement from Canon - the little brother to the successful Canon G11 . Profits are squeezed to the point of asphyxiation in the compact camera market at the moment; tough economic times mean your typical 'point and shoot' compact owner doesn't feel the...
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90
An exceptional compact camera for demanding enthusiasts and affluent point-and-clickers, but it doesn't surpass Panasonic's LX3.
16 years ago
Getting a compact camera noticed above the swell of £150 mid-range snappers is difficult, but as soon as you lift it out of the box, the S90's aspirations towards miniature-DSLR quality are obvious.
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 review
Within the current Canon PowerShot range there are two compact cameras that are designed to appeal to the enthusiast photographer. Although the Canon PowerShot S90 is smaller and lighter than its sibling, the PowerShot G11, the two cameras share many of the same features.
16 years ago
Canon Powershot S90
When viewed as the only pocket compact you may ever need purchase, the admittedly pricey S90 makes more sense
16 years ago
Canon S90 Very Good
This is a very cool little camera. Cool because it has a bright (f/2.0) wide (20mm eqiv) lens. Cool because it has lots of manual controls and a unique control ring around the lens barrel where aperture rings used to be. The lens is very sharp, and image quality is very good.
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 IS
Canon markets the PowerShot S90 as "the perfect everyday camera for people who are serious about great photography". This is close to on point, though we would change it to perfect everyday compact camera. The lens, controls and shooting options make it a fine choice for enthusiasts.
Pros:
- Excellent control system for manual
- semi-manual shooting
- Fantastic wide-angle f/2 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 of other design miscues
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 Review
With the release of the PowerShot S90, Canon has made the buying decision a little harder for those shopping for a high end compact digital camera.
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