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My wife has a Canon S90 which I got her. It takes pretty good pictures for the size. I imagine the newer S95 or S is better.
I don't consider either of them truly pocketable. For that I rely on the iPhone. I use an S90 for "more serious photography. I agree with Bruce Rubenstein's remarks on it. The image quality is amazing. After all, the best camera is the one you have with you.
The S90 is very easy to carry. As you'd expect from such a tiny sensor, it suffers when the light requires an ISO greater than , and fails when the ISO is or higher shooting raw can help somewhat.
It also has less tolerance for burned-out highlights than even my aging DSLR. And although it offers full aperture control, the short real focal length getting shallow depth of field difficult or impossible although that can be simulated in post-processing. What I miss most with the S90 is focal lengths less than 28mm equivalent and greater than mm.
The S adds enough range to both ends to make me seriously consider replacing the S But Adobe Camera Raw doesn't yet support it an update is in work. And I'm waiting to see whether DPReview's problem with lens decentering is real, and if so what Canon will do about it.
We're just going to have to wait to see if the OP returns to clarify his requirements. Looks great. The S seems to be on hold right now. It's possible there are quality control issues with the lens de-centering. DPR tried three cameras that had this problem in their tests.
You might want to check the forums over there before you decide. I wear my S95 on my belt all the time with the Canon PSC although you can slip it into you pocket if that's what you like. It seems to be a nice small camera that you could have with you whenever. Good luck on whatever you decide. AlanKlein , Dec 9, Hi All, Thanks for your responses.
I have seen reviews on s95 and seems that its top on the list of its size. The position data in the EXIF header is standard, so can be read by any mapping software. Canon includes a Mapping Utility with the S which can show your photos on a map powered by Google.
This can then be read by the Mapping Utility to superimpose your route on a map, again with the photos you took if desired. This can be a fun way to retrace your movements following a shoot. If the GPS Logger was running though, the camera would normally indicate a position immediately after switching on, again so long as it recently had a reasonable view of the sky.
To put this to the test I snapped some photos around the Queenstown CBD, alternately keeping the camera in my shoulder bag, coat pocket, or simply in my hands when powered-down between shots. As such, this aspect of the camera works fairly well, but like other in-camera GPS systems, there are downsides to be aware of. Indeed when logging I experienced several occasions when the battery indicator started flashing alarmingly soon after charging, although to be fair with the Logger enabled the camera does warn you the GPS is still running when switched off, and thankfully disabling the logger and the GPS will normally see it regain enough strength to continue for a while if necessary.
The bottom line regarding GPS and battery life? Be very aware of the increased consumption — especially with the Logger enabled — and always carry a spare if possible. Returning to the movie quality, the S can shoot at p at 24fps, p at 30fps or VGA again at 30fps.
Like other Canon compacts, you can keep shooting HD video until either the file reaches 4GB in size or a second shy of half an hour in length. Canon recommends using a Class 6 SD card or quicker. Now for some sample movies filmed with the Sand as always, registered members of Vimeo can download the originals for evaluation on their own computers.
The first clip above was filmed handheld and demonstrates a degree pan, followed by a short walk and a full zoom in and back out again. As always I started the clip by filming bright sunny reflections on the rippling water, and this is something which would have resulted in vertical streaks on the earlier S95, due to its CCD sensor.
The stabilisation does a good job reducing the wobbles even when walking with the camera a little. New to the S over its predecessor is the ability to optically zoom the lens while filming, and you can see an example at the end of the clip. Under these conditions, the zoom process looks smooth and the camera manages to keep the subject in focus.
A good start for the S For my second clip above, I mounted the S on a tripod with a fluid head and smoothly panned it from left to right to illustrate a calmer environment. My third clip was filmed from the same location and once again demonstrates the ability to optically adjust the focal length while filming. You may also notice a little of the rolling shutter artefact as the camera is very slightly knocked while on the tripod. To test the video capabilities in low light I moved indoors for my fourth clip.
The S selected a sensitivity of ISO at f2. This is one of the benefits of having an optically bright lens, as most compacts at a maximum of f2. Also new to the S is the ability to continuously autofocus while filming, so to put it to the test I moved to a cafe environment, constantly moving the camera and pointing it at subjects at different distances; for the record, this clip was filmed at ISO.
In other tests in the same location with the lens zoomed-in a little, the continuous AF continued to work well, although failed to refocus on the coffee cup at the end due to its proximity. PS — I go through quite a few drinks and cakes in this cafe, for my — ahem — tests, so if you find my reviews useful and ever feel like treating me, feel free to buy me a coffee — cheers! In my sixth clip, above, I really put the continuous AF capabilities to the test with a subject steadily approaching the camera.
I zoomed the S to its maximum focal length and kept the Skyline logo on the cable car in the middle of the frame. PS — please excuse the voices from nearby spectators during this clip! Like most recent Canon compacts, the S can also apply a variety of special effects to video, including its miniature mode. As explained earlier though, this will only record at its maximum resolution of p if you have previously set the still photo aspect ratio to I compare the IQ on all three and the S95 consistently gives clearer and sharper images.
This from my own comparisons So even though my S falls in the serial number range for affected units, it keeps on chugging with no "error. Obviously I'll never be able to sell the S! Who would want it? My daughter and husband are going to Europe for a month and she wants to take the S with her. Her husband will take another camera Nikon? I just can't believe the S is as poor as it appears to be in IQ. Needless I'm disappointed. I don't know, every time someone uses phrasing like how one camera has another "beat by a mile" they always seem to end up meaning minor and obscure differences.
The imaging resource images do make the s look worse, but it's the noise reduction - the s by default loses a little detail vs the s95, but almost completely eliminates noise. Biggest down side is pics can look a little to glossy and it can look kind of unnatural with people and skin. But compared raw vs raw, with detail noise reduction turned off, the s has a slight edge at high iso in both reduced noise and extra detail.
Paul, yeah, you're right! Exactly so! I shouldn't be so sweeping in my complaints. I just got the S and I do like it very much.
And on my shots it seems like it is. I'll keep the S and maybe the S will fail on my daughter's trip, then I can send it in. But even that's no guarantee. Gail had to send hers back, what? These days you kinda have to hold your breath and hope for the best. I have the S90, S95 and S I like the S the best in picture quality, then the S95 and S I find even the S90 picture quality is excellent, considering its compact size and sensor size.
I looked at all 3 in the Comparometer, and the S95 is not noticeably better, if anything I think the S at ISO and is a tiny bit better. I noticed the S's corners are not quite as good see the round scale and also the white threads in the lower right corner of Comparometer , but that could simply be camera to camera variation.
I forget which version got a new wider lens I think it got wider at some time anyhow. I wonder if the corners get better at smaller apertures. Recently I've downloaded one flower picture from the latest G16 gallery, because it was very similar to one of my pictures taken with my S Indeed, the S90 picture is better - somehow cleaner.
Both pictures were taken at the lowest ISO. If you need significantly better high ISO performance, then go for a larger sensor camera. Look at the pole and the wires on the right side. The s95 was alot sharper in this regard, and one could say there were compromises made with the new lens design. I'm not sure why the greens,yellows, and oranges seem more muted with the new sensors, perhaps it's just the changes Canon has made over the years after the Digic III chip which resulted in cooler looking images at AWB and Daylight WB settings.
The s95 has an F2.
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