Canon PowerShot S90
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16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 IS
Introduced four years after the previous S-series model (the S80), Canon's PowerShot S90 IS presents as the smallest, slimmest and lightest digicam on the market to offer an Advanced suite of shooting modes plus raw file capture.
Pros:
- You want an ultra compact camera that can record raw files and is small enough to fit in s shirt pocket
- You want effective image stabilisation
- You'd like most of the controls and functions offered in serious DSLR cameras
- You require high resolution and low noise levels at ISO settings up to 800
Cons:
- You'd like the ability to shoot HD video clips
- (The S90 supports VGA and QVGA only., You require high burst speeds and buffer capacity plus fast cycle times for processing shots, You have large hands or fingers or limited dexterity
16 years ago
The Canon S90 Digital Camera Review
During my time with the Canon S90 I went form hot to cold on a few occasions. I loved the camera for its size, weight, and simplicity. I loved the fact that I could just slide it in my front pocket and take it with me EVERYWHERE. This resulted in me getting images I would usually not get.
Pros:
- Small and sleek
- Thin and pocketable, Good color, Great AF for this class of camera, Control Ring is awesome and customizable, Battery life is very good, Image Stabilization, ISO great up to 800, usable to 1600, A 28-105 Built in lens, Price
Cons:
- Plasticky Build
- Movie mode is NOT HD
- Lens has some barrel distortion at widest setting
- but most will never notice it
- Limited Dynamic Range
- but this goes with most small sensor compacts (highlights can blow out easily
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 PowerShot S90 compact camera
Tweet Canon's little black number, the S90, hides some powerful innovation in a very compact body. The most import being the control ring round its lens and also some excellent low-light shooting abilities.
Pros:
- Control ring
- low light shooting
- power in a compact body
- RAW
Cons:
- Control dial too sensitive
- no HD video
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
Canon PowerShot S90
The Canon PowerShot S90 is a superb high-spec compact camera with the emphasis on image quality and controllable versatility. The range of features, build quality and results are excellent, although the fiddly controls and slightly sluggish performance are minor disadvantages.
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 digital camera
The Canon PowerShot S90 brings some powerful creative controls in a package that fits right into your pocket. But it is a compact camera first, and as such, delivers impressive point and shoot performance. For those looking for a little more fun, then the S90 delivers it by the bucket load.
Pros:
- Creative control options
- Control Ring
- size
- image quality
- useful ISO range
Cons:
- Video offering a little disappointing
- price
16 years ago
A Revolutionary Compact - The Canon PowerShot S90
A surprise release from Canon, the PowerShot S90 features the large sensor from the G-series in a smaller body together with full manual controls. Does the combination of prosumer sensor and compact body work?
16 years ago
Canon PowerShot S90 Digital Camera Review
A scientific, in-depth analysis with side-by-side comparisons
Pros:
- Good color accuracy
- Low noise
Cons:
- Poor image stabilization
- Noise reduction blurs details a bit
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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