Canon PowerShot S90
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16 years ago
I own Nikon D300 and I dare to say I am extremely fussy when it comes to picture quality. For example I would not rate the Panasonic TZ5, 6, or 7 at all. I use to own Canon Powershot S70 and picture was acceptable for a compact point and shoot camera.
Pros:
- picture quality superb
- handling the best of all compacts
- could rival many DSLRs
Cons:
- woried if the pop up flash would last if dust gets in
- Holding the camera may surprise you when the pop up flash push your finger away
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
Canon PowerShot S90 Review
Four years since the last S-series model, Canon revives the line with the PowerShot S90
Pros:
- Compact proportions
- fast lens
- lens control ring
- Raw mode
- good quality LCD screen
- overall image quality
- fast start-up
Cons:
- Operation hampered by a few design issues
- flash sometimes raised when not needed
- some WB inaccuracies
- mode dial stiff and slightly inaccessible
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.
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.
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 .
16 years ago
Review – Canon S90, Part 3: Image Quality
No camera is perfect, and the S90 is as far from it as the best of them, yet it is still eminently useful. I will not be returning it nor selling it off, and I foresee it giving me a few good years of use as a pocket cam.
Pros:
- Small
- light and pocketable
- Good JPEGs and RAW files (superb for a P&S
- Impressive high ISO performance for a P&S
- Fast f/2 aperture at the wide end
- Superb auto WB which can be manually fine-tuned
- PASM shooting modes plus very useful Custom mode
- Highly customisable buttons and dials (including...
Cons:
- Manual mode disables auto ISO (Canon
- give us auto ISO in M mode!
- Manual focus offers a poor distance scale and no indication of depth of field
- Manual focus mode "disappears" when camera goes into sleep mode
- No hyperfocal focus mode
- No way to turn off sleep mode
- No RAW shooting in modes other...
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 Review
I'll be straightforward here – I like the Canon PowerShot S90, I like it a LOT. Here's why – it's packed to the brim with features, yet is as small as an average compact camera. After four long years, the Canon S-series is finally back with the all new PowerShot S90.
Pros:
- Very good image quality with good color accuracy and overall sharpness, Camera excels in low-light: f2.0 starting aperture and powerful flash at wide-angle, ISO usable till 1600, good AF in dim conditions, Compact design
- 28-105 mm lens starts at f2.0 and has image stabilization, Dual control dials:...
Cons:
- Prominent color fringing (chromatic aberration) at wide apertures
- visible lens distortion, Below average battery life, Rear dial lacks tactile clicks and is easily bumped, No HD movie recording capabilities
- can't use optical zoom while recording, Sluggish continuous shooting performance (would...
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90
The Canon PowerShot S90 is a powerful compact designed for enthusiasts who want a small camera without compromising on sophistication and manual controls. Numerically it may follow Canon's much earlier S-series, but with the previous S80 employing a significantly different look, not to mention being...
Pros:
- Pocketable body with great controls
- 3.8x zoom with f2.0 aperture at 28mm
- Great quality 3in / 460k screen
- Full manual contro
- RAW files and HDMI
Cons:
- No HD movies or zooming when filming
- Slow burst shooting – below 1fps at full res
- Panasonic LX3 better-featured
- M4/3 better for noise and shallow DOF
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