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Canon PowerShot S100

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Pros

  • Video looks great
  • clear and accurate
  • S100 s photos are still excellent

Cons

  • it s not nearly as comfy in your pocket
  • s no optical viewfinder
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 7.44x5.58 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 2
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot S100 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot S100

Pros

  • Video looks great
  • clear and accurate
  • S100 s photos are still excellent
  • S100 is extremely fast
  • All the buttons are clearly marked and easy to follow
  • Canon PowerShot S100 is a very nice pocket camera
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • quality
  • improved CMOS sensor in a small
  • pretty package

Cons

  • it s not nearly as comfy in your pocket
  • s no optical viewfinder
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Lens Error - Will shut down automatically - Restart camera
  • it is quite expensive for just 5x optical
  • S100 camera just stopped working on a trip through India
  • The camera turns itself off and the lens will not retract and CANNOT be restarted
  • Purple fringing can be a slight issue towards image edges
  • too easy on the wallet -
  • LCD screens brighter sunlight can make viewing difficult
  • slow-motion video modes were hampered by low resolution

Canon PowerShot S100 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot S100 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x2248
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1584
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x360
ProcessorDIGIC 5
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2
Focal length equiv24 - 120
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range22.44 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range3.94 in
Number of focus points3
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight6.98 oz
Width3.89 in
Height2.35 in
Depth1.05 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSyes
Orientation sensoryes
Frameyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modesResizing
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots461000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
Analog signal format systemPAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)320 x 240
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate24.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Waterproof up to40
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100 review
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Published: 16.01.2012
Canon PowerShot S100 review
5.0

For Canon's newest high-end compact, understatement is the name of the game. The PowerShot S100's plain design, diminutive size and seeming paucity of controls suggest something quite basic. Look more closely, though, and you'll notice the

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon S100 Review
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Published: 11.11.2011
Canon S100 Review

Canon PowerShot S100 Review : Canon PowerShot S100
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gadgetspeak.com
Review : Canon PowerShot S100

This little black offering fits into the smallest pocket but can take HD video as well as rather nice still images. Even if you have a larger and more powerful unit, this can be ready even before that comes from the bag.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100 Review | Digital Trends
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Digital Trends
Published: 06.12.2011
Canon PowerShot S100 Review | Digital Trends

Review: The Canon S100 builds upon its predecessors’ legacy of outstanding performance with more features than ever, but the corresponding price hike may leave many prosumers weighing their options.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100 Review
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DPReview
Published: 23.12.2011
Canon PowerShot S100 Review
3.6

When Canon revived its PowerShot S range with the S90 in August 2009, it was in acknowledgement of a clear demand from enthusiast photographers for high quality yet pocketable cameras offering extensive manual control. The S95, which followed almost exactly a year later, stuck with much the same formula - a relatively large sensor (at least in compact camera terms), a 28-105mm equivalent zoom lens with a fast F2 maximum aperture at wideangle, and a multi-functional control dial around the lens. But while its successor, the S100, looks much the same again on the outside, it is to all intents and purposes a brand new camera.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100
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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Canon PowerShot S100
4.3

Canon's new pocketable digicam provides improved handling and a longer lens plus support for raw capture and Full HD video recording.Canon has taken one of its most successful digicams, the PowerShot S95, and upgraded it with a new sensor and image processor, longer zoom lens and better ergonomics to produce the PowerShot S100. It's also reduced the price by $50 and added a GPS receiver/logger to make the new model even more appealing to travellers.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100 Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 24.11.2011
Canon PowerShot S100 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Canon PowerShot S100 compact camera is a new compact camera that offers an extensive DSLR-like list of features - ISO range of 80-6400, RAW support, full manual controls, customisable interface and 1080p video - all in a slim and stylish body that you can easily fit in a trouser pocket. Read our in-depth Canon PowerShot S100 review now to find out if this is the only compact that you need...

Canon PowerShot S100 Quick review - Canon PowerShot S100 - News | TechSmart.co.za
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Quick review - Canon PowerShot S100 - News | TechSmart.co.za

It's easy to dismiss Canons S100 as just another small little compact amid a vast ocean of choice. You would be seriously mistaken though.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon Powershot S100 Review
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Tech2
Published: 18.02.2012
Canon Powershot S100 Review

The Canon Powershot S95, one of the best compact cameras in the world was launched in September 2010.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon Digital IXUS Review (Powershot S100 Digital Elph / Ixy Digital)
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Published: 29.05.2000
Canon Digital IXUS Review (Powershot S100 Digital Elph / Ixy Digital)

Open your wallet, take out a credit card.. No, I'm not going to ask you to order one just yet, that credit card is the same size as the front of the Digital IXUS. Small? You bet. This is truly the smallest digicam I've ever reviewed and weighs in as the smallest 2.1mp digital camera on the market.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon Powershot S100 Lightning Review: One Hell of a Camera, One Hell of a Flaw
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Gizmodo
Published: 10.11.2011
Canon Powershot S100 Lightning Review: One Hell of a Camera, One Hell of a Flaw

The Canon S100—like its S-series predecessors—is an almost perfect compact camera with some drawbacks stemming from its pocket-friendly size. There's a lot of crazy tech on board. The Canon gods have outdone themselves; but that outdoing might be the camera's undoing.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon S100 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 23.02.2012
Canon S100 Review
5.0

Canon S100 review, find out how the S100 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon Powershot S110 hands-on preview
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Published: 17.09.2012
Canon Powershot S110 hands-on preview

When Canon announced the Powershot S90 just over three years ago, it almost single-handedly defined a new class of camera - a genuinely pocketable compact for serious photographers, with RAW format recording, lots of manual control, a larger-than-average 1/1.7" sensor and a fast lens (at least at wideangle). For a couple of years the S90 and its successors - the S95 and S100 - were near-undisputed leaders of the class, and the camera of choice for enthusiasts looking for the ultimate in portability, without sacrificing too much in the way of image quality or manual control.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100
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Published: 17.02.2012
Canon PowerShot S100
4.3

Canon's new pocketable digicam provides improved handling and a longer lens plus support for raw capture and Full HD video recording.Canon has taken one of its most successful digicams, the PowerShot S95, and upgraded it with a new sensor and image processor, longer zoom lens and better ergonomics to produce the PowerShot S100. It's also reduced the price by $50 and added a GPS receiver/logger to make the new model even more appealing to travellers.

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S100 review
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The Verge
Published: 23.11.2011
Canon PowerShot S100 review
4.2

Canon's last effort produced the best point-and-shoot on the market, and this is its successor

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