Just a simple review of the camera's capabilities and specs
Sensor
• 1/1.7" Type CCD
• 10 million effective pixels
Image sizes
4:3
• 3648 x 2736
• 2816 x 2112
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480
• 320 x 240
16:9
• 3648 x 2048
• 2816 x 1584
• 1920 x 1080
• 640 x 360
3:2
• 3648 x 2432
• 2816 x 1880
• 1600 x 1064
• 640 x 424
1:1
• 2736 x 2736
• 2112 x 2112
• 1200 x 1200
• 480 x 480
4:5
• 2192 x 2736
• 1696 x 2112
• 960 x 1200
• 384 x 480
Movie clips
• (HD) 1280 x 720 @ 24 fps
• (L) 640 x 480 @ 30fps
• (M) 320 x 240 @ 30fps
• Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
Maximum clip length
• Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec. (HD)
• Up to 4 GB or 1 hour (L, M)
File formats
• Still: JPEG (Exif v2.3), RAW
• Movie: MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]
Lens
• 28-105mm (35mm equiv)
• f = 6.0 - 22.5 mm
• 3.8x optical zoom
• F2.0-4.9
• Construction: 7 elements in 6 groups (2 double-sided aspherical elements including 1 UA element)
ISO sensitivity
• Auto
• ISO 80
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800
• ISO 1000
• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600
• ISO 2000
• ISO 2500
• ISO 3200
Storage : SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Power : Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-6L
Weight (inc. batt & card) : 193 g
Dimensions : 100 x 58 x 30 mm
More specs can be found on the main web site : Canon S95
Now for the usage reviews :
Maximum aperture of f2.0 is only available at widest zoom of 28mm. When you zoom in to the max of 105mm, you are only able to use f4.9.
And as usual, when used wide open the images are soft. But when stopped down slightly to f2.8, you should have optimal quality.
The flash is the most interesting as it rises up and down electronically as you select the flash to be on or off. You are also able to adjust the flash to be increased or reduced via the ev controls when you press the menu when you select the flash option.
There are a couple of shortcuts which you can preset. I.e. the control ring can be used to adjust aperture, ISO, manual focus, step-zoom, i-contrast or aspect ratio amongst other options.
There is also a shortcut button above the dial on the rear which can be pre-set to a quick access control to a certain shortcut. I personalised it to control the ISO speed.
The Low light mode reduces the resolution (2 megapixels) to allow for a higher ISO speed to be used (up to ISO 5000) So this choice would be used only in the worst situation where you need the shot and do not quite bother about the image quality.
The battery life is low and expected to be about 200 shots (I have not used it that much to give an accurate guage yet. I will test this portion further and report back later)
There are a couple of SCN modes which may be useful if you are shooting alone or require as little intervention from the user as possible, one is the Wink self-timer, Smile shutter and Face self-timer.
The video allows for a stereo recording with 2 microphones on both sides of the lens. And the pick-up is quite amazing.
One peeve would be the playback button on the top-right of the control dial on the rear. When you press and hold this button, the screen lights up and shows you the pictures without the camera switching on first.
Sensor
• 1/1.7" Type CCD
• 10 million effective pixels
Image sizes
4:3
• 3648 x 2736
• 2816 x 2112
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480
• 320 x 240
16:9
• 3648 x 2048
• 2816 x 1584
• 1920 x 1080
• 640 x 360
3:2
• 3648 x 2432
• 2816 x 1880
• 1600 x 1064
• 640 x 424
1:1
• 2736 x 2736
• 2112 x 2112
• 1200 x 1200
• 480 x 480
4:5
• 2192 x 2736
• 1696 x 2112
• 960 x 1200
• 384 x 480
Movie clips
• (HD) 1280 x 720 @ 24 fps
• (L) 640 x 480 @ 30fps
• (M) 320 x 240 @ 30fps
• Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
Maximum clip length
• Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec. (HD)
• Up to 4 GB or 1 hour (L, M)
File formats
• Still: JPEG (Exif v2.3), RAW
• Movie: MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]
Lens
• 28-105mm (35mm equiv)
• f = 6.0 - 22.5 mm
• 3.8x optical zoom
• F2.0-4.9
• Construction: 7 elements in 6 groups (2 double-sided aspherical elements including 1 UA element)
ISO sensitivity
• Auto
• ISO 80
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800
• ISO 1000
• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600
• ISO 2000
• ISO 2500
• ISO 3200
Storage : SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Power : Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-6L
Weight (inc. batt & card) : 193 g
Dimensions : 100 x 58 x 30 mm
More specs can be found on the main web site : Canon S95
Now for the usage reviews :
Maximum aperture of f2.0 is only available at widest zoom of 28mm. When you zoom in to the max of 105mm, you are only able to use f4.9.
And as usual, when used wide open the images are soft. But when stopped down slightly to f2.8, you should have optimal quality.
The flash is the most interesting as it rises up and down electronically as you select the flash to be on or off. You are also able to adjust the flash to be increased or reduced via the ev controls when you press the menu when you select the flash option.
There are a couple of shortcuts which you can preset. I.e. the control ring can be used to adjust aperture, ISO, manual focus, step-zoom, i-contrast or aspect ratio amongst other options.
There is also a shortcut button above the dial on the rear which can be pre-set to a quick access control to a certain shortcut. I personalised it to control the ISO speed.
The Low light mode reduces the resolution (2 megapixels) to allow for a higher ISO speed to be used (up to ISO 5000) So this choice would be used only in the worst situation where you need the shot and do not quite bother about the image quality.
The battery life is low and expected to be about 200 shots (I have not used it that much to give an accurate guage yet. I will test this portion further and report back later)
There are a couple of SCN modes which may be useful if you are shooting alone or require as little intervention from the user as possible, one is the Wink self-timer, Smile shutter and Face self-timer.
The video allows for a stereo recording with 2 microphones on both sides of the lens. And the pick-up is quite amazing.
One peeve would be the playback button on the top-right of the control dial on the rear. When you press and hold this button, the screen lights up and shows you the pictures without the camera switching on first.
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