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Canon PowerShot S95

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User ratings:
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42 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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4.3 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
69 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • great quality images in low light
  • Macro mode works very well
  • the sound is fairly robust

Cons

  • Auto white-balance in fluorescent lighting
  • slow shot-to-shot speed
  • the camera is a slow shooter around 1

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.44x5.58 mm
  • 10 Mpx
  • 3648, 2736 px
  • 2
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot S95 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot S95

Pros

  • great quality images in low light
  • Macro mode works very well
  • the sound is fairly robust
  • colors were very accurate
  • she has won awards and has been exhibited
  • image quality is quite good
  • They are relatively unobtrusive and provide very quick access
  • click cameras are great for most novices
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  • it really feels nice to use it in your hand
  • pretty great for macro and landscape images

Cons

  • Auto white-balance in fluorescent lighting
  • slow shot-to-shot speed
  • the camera is a slow shooter around 1
  • Auto white-balance in incandescent lighting
  • those specs are not really earth shattering
  • thumb room is definitely cramped
  • controls are a little too recessed into the body
  • compact flash card)
  • video options are lousy too
  • lack of an optical viewfinder
  • lack of a viewfinder

Canon PowerShot S95 - 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 S95 - 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
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2736
  • 3648x2432
  • 3648x2048
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2736x2736
  • 2192x2736
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1064
  • 1696x2112
  • 1200x1200
  • 960x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
  • 384x480
  • 320x240
ProcessorDIGIC 4
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.8 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2
Maximum aperture2
Focal length equiv28 - 105
Focus adjustmentAuto
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points9
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
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
Auto exposure lockyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range6.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
External flashno
Continuous drive0.9 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Snow
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Audio systemStereo
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Dimensions
Weight6.0 oz
Width3.93 in
Height1.16 in
Depth2.3 in
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Power
Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)200
Battery life (max)5.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CZE
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • RUS
  • SWE
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsEXIF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots461000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps
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
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • MMC Plus
  • HC
Camera file systemExif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Canon PowerShot S95 Canon - Editorial Reviews (19)

4.3
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Canon PowerShot S95 ET Review: Canon PowerShot S95
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ET Review: Canon PowerShot S95

It may not look like much at first, but the Canon PowerShot S95 is a special compact camera.

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95 Review | Digital Trends
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Published: 14.09.2010
Canon PowerShot S95 Review | Digital Trends

We review Canon's PowerShot S95 point-and-shoot camera updates the critically acclaimed S90 with 720p video and more.

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Canon S95

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95 | Cameralabs
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Published: 14.12.2011
Canon PowerShot S95 | Cameralabs

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Published: 27.10.2011
Canon PowerShot S95

The PowerShot S95 is an excellent compact camera that will complement any photographer's arsenal, provided you don't need super-fast performance specs.

Canon PowerShot S95 Group test: Canon Powershot S95, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, Nikon Coolpix P7000
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Published: 20.01.2011
Group test: Canon Powershot S95, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, Nikon Coolpix P7000
3.3

All three of these cameras share a similar design philosophy, being relatively small and compact while offering a high level of manual control. All are built to a high-quality, and all three boast high-end lenses with relatively fast aperture, stabilized lenses. Although all three also offer 10MP CCD sensors, the LX5's sensor is multi-aspect, which means that its 3:2, 16:9 and square format shooting modes do not take a serious bite into the effective resolution, making them arguably more useful than they might otherwise be. This is especially true of the 16:9 mode, which at 9.5Mp offers roughly 25% greater pixel coverage than either the S95 or P7000 in the same aspect ratio. They also all offer the same (diagonal) angle of view at any given lens position (see exmple below).

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon Powershot S95 Review
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Digital Photography School
Published: 21.10.2010
Canon Powershot S95 Review
4.0

At first the Canon PowerShot S95 seems to be just another point-and-shooter: compact, all black and stylish. Then a quick glance over the specs and external controls leads you to think otherwise. Canon Powershot S95 Features The CCD has 10.0 megapixels; the lens is a fast f2 zoom that has a range from 28-105mm as

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S100 Review
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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 S95 Canon PowerShot S95
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Published: 17.02.2012
Canon PowerShot S95
4.5

An update to the popular S90 model offering additional aspect ratios, 720p HD video recording and SDXC compatibility.Canon's PowerShot S95 replaces the PowerShot S90, which was announced in August 2009 to immediate success. Claimed as the smallest, slimmest digicam with advanced manual control and raw file support, the S95 comes with improved handling, additional manual controls, 720p HD movie capabilities and Canon's HS System (high-sensitivity CCD plus DiG!C 4 processing) and a more powerful Hybrid IS stabilisation system.

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Canon PowerShot S95 digital camera
4.5

Canon PowerShot S95 review: small and packed with manual features

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Published: 29.07.2011
Canon PowerShot S95 review
4.0

Is the S95 yet another Canon compact for serious photographers?

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon S95 Review
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Published: 01.10.2010
Canon S95 Review
4.5

Canon S95 review, find out how the S95 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95 Review
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Published: 28.03.2011
Canon PowerShot S95 Review

The Canon PowerShot S95 is a 10MP point and shoot camera that is essentially a slight refresh to its predecessor, the PowerShot S90.  With the ability to capture RAW image files and a bright f/2.0 …

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 01.09.2010
Canon PowerShot S95 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

Expert review of the Canon PowerShot S95 camera with sample photos, test shots, videos and more...

Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 01.09.2010
Canon PowerShot S95 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The brand new Canon PowerShot S95 compact camera is the more refined successor of last year's S90 model, additionally offering 720p HD video, Hybrid IS technology and in-camera HDR shooting. The same innovative lens control ring, 10 megapixel CCD sensor, fast f/2.0, 3.8x zoom, RAW file support, full range of manual shooting modes, and a 3 inch LCD are all present and correct on the S95. The launch price has also been reduced, making the Canon S95 an even more attractive proposition as a pocketable yet very capable compact. Read our in-depth Canon PowerShot S95 review now.

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