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Canon PowerShot S90

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

  • Focusing options are reasonably generous
  • Slick package
  • simple but functional

Cons

  • Canon S90 have Image Stabilization
  • Does the Canon S90 have Weather Sealing
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.44x5.58 mm
  • 10 Mpx
  • 3648, 2736 px
  • 4.9
  • Single
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot S90 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot S90

Pros

  • Focusing options are reasonably generous
  • Slick package
  • simple but functional
  • Base ISO looks great
  • noise free
  • grip
  • actually handles well
  • image quality desirable overall with good to excellent looking raw files
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • the presets produced neutral colours with both lighting types

Cons

  • Canon S90 have Image Stabilization
  • Does the Canon S90 have Weather Sealing
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Canon S90 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • bracketing is offered as one of the options in the Function menu
  • the only options
  • digital zoom shots were slightly soft and artefact-affected
  • none of them protruding above the camera body
  • Only one function can be registered to this button
  • field cannot be empty

Canon PowerShot S90 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
10 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3648 x 2736 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot S90 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors10.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2048
  • 2816x2112
  • 2272x1704
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 320x240
ProcessorDIGIC 4
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.8 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv28 - 105
AutofocusSingle
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points9
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range6.5
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive0.9 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight6.17 oz
Width3.94 in
Height2.3 in
Depth1.22 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Orientation sensoryes
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots461000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMOV
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • MMC Plus
  • HC MMC Plus
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes

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Canon PowerShot S90 Canon - Editorial Reviews (21)

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Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 | Cameralabs
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Cameralabs
Published: 16.06.2011
Canon PowerShot S90 | Cameralabs

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 19.11.2009
Canon PowerShot S90
4.5

It's a welcome return for Canon's advanced compact S-series

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 Review
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DPReview
Published: 04.05.2010
Canon PowerShot S90 Review
3.8

It was way back in August 2005 that Canon launched the last in the line of its S-Series compact photographers' cameras, the S80. And though you can see traces of the S60/S70/S80's DNA in the S90 it is a very different beast to those cameras; the S90 is smaller, sleeker - and in many ways more sophisticated, but it's lost the optical viewfinder and the lack of anything to really get hold of will undoubtedly impact on handling.

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 IS
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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Canon PowerShot S90 IS
4.4

A slimline digicam with advanced shooting controls plus a high-resolution LCD monitor.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. Equipped with the same 10-megapixel CCD sensor as the PowerShot G11, the S90 boasts a fast (f/2.0), stabilised 3.8x zoom lens and a 3-inch PureColor II high-resolution monitor.

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 10.11.2009
Canon PowerShot S90 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The new Canon PowerShot S90 compact camera offers a lot of DSLR functionality in a pocketable format. Support for the RAW format, full range of manual shooting modes, and a fast f/2.0 lens should grab any keen photographer's attention, especially as the Canon S90 can easily slip inside a shirt pocket. This seemingly winning combination of size and features doesn't come cheap though - £449.00 / €519.00 / $429.99 is an awful lot to ask for what is after all still a camera with a tiny image sensor. Gavin Stoker sizes up the Canon PowerShot S90 in our latest expert review...

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon S90 Review: It'll Never Leave My Pocket (Except When I'm Taking Pictures)
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Gizmodo
Published: 30.10.2009
Canon S90 Review: It'll Never Leave My Pocket (Except When I'm Taking Pictures)

My first real camera was a Canon S50. I loved it. Canon let the pro compact S line die a few years later. It's back with the S90, though the only thing that's the same is that it's still awesome.

Canon PowerShot S90 Review: Canon PowerShot S90 compact camera
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Review: Canon PowerShot S90 compact camera

Canon\'s powerful PowerShot S90 brings some game-changing innovation to the table with its cool control ring.

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 Review
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DPReview
Published: 04.05.2010
Canon PowerShot S90 Review
3.8

It was way back in August 2005 that Canon launched the last in the line of its S-Series compact photographers' cameras, the S80. And though you can see traces of the S60/S70/S80's DNA in the S90 it is a very different beast to those cameras; the S90 is smaller, sleeker - and in many ways more sophisticated, but it's lost the optical viewfinder and the lack of anything to really get hold of will undoubtedly impact on handling.

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon Powershot S90 Review | Neocamera
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Canon Powershot S90 Review | Neocamera

Canon Powershot S90 Review: Usability, Ergonomics, Design

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 Review
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Photography Bay
Published: 16.02.2010
Canon PowerShot S90 Review

The Canon PowerShot S90 is a 10MP point and shoot camera, but it’s more than just another compact camera.  It symbolizes a return of the popular Sxx-series of cameras.  It boils down to a G11…

Canon PowerShot S90 Best point and shoot cameras in 2023
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Tom's Guide
Published: 23.03.2022
Best point and shoot cameras in 2023
4.5

Here are the best point and shoot cameras, super-zoom, travel, and instant cameras that kids and adults will love

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon S90 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 15.10.2009
Canon S90 Review
4.0

Canon S90 review, find out how the S90 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 Review
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Digital Photography School
Published: 17.12.2009
Canon PowerShot S90 Review

A guest Review of the Canon PowerShot S90 by Patrick Dean from NeutralDay.com. The Canon PowerShot S90 takes the helm as the latest and greatest from the PowerShot “S” series of digital compact cameras, and does so with a bevy of photographer friendly specifications. Featuring a 10 megapixel sensor, DIGIC IV processing, and a fast

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90 - digital camera
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Published: 12.11.2009
Canon PowerShot S90 - digital camera

Canon PowerShot S90 - digital camera

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Luminous Landscape
Published: 13.01.2009
Canon PowerShot S90 - Luminous Landscape

FacebookTweet Pressing The Right Buttons The just released Canon S90 presses all of the right buttons, (so to speak). It is currently the world’s smallest and lightest...

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