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November 2011
(83%)
103 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(74%)
44 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Full manual controls
Lens control ring
Good image quality
Great pictures
Biggest zoom in category
More control than S95
Excellent build
Great design and handling
Settings control rings can be customised
Picture quality up to 800 ISO or even 1600 ISO
Manual mode and RAW mode
1080p HD video with stereo sound and optical zoom
For a camera so small
The Powershot S100 takes some cracking photos. Considering you can fit the thing in the smallest of pockets it isn’t half decent. Images are bright
Vivid
Full of colour and noise-free. Great ISO control lets you snap some terrific photos in most lighting conditions. The Powershot S100 also excels in capturing high-speed photo stills and top quality high definition video c
Great build quality
Responsive GPS system
Superb image quality – particularly when shooting raw
Excellent manual control over settings
Very impressive performance at high ISOs
Full range of manual controls
SLRfeel construction yet pocket sized proportions
Picturequality
Features
Compactsize
Buildquality
The editors didn't like
So-so battery life
Modest lens reach
GPS function is buried
Poor close-focusing
Very expensive
No hotshoe for viewfinder or extra flash
200 shots per charge
Edges of the frame aren't as sharp at wideangle settings
Heavy distortion in RAW shots at wideangle settings
Aperture soon drops as you zoom (f/2 for wideangle
F/5.9 for telephoto)
Limited battery life (200 photos or less with GPS active)
The price for a dainty camera capable of taking superb photos and recording high quality video comes at a cost to battery life. The Canon Powershot S100’s battery life will wane after just a full days shooting. You’ll still be able to snap close to 200 shots
Having recored video
But you’ll still need to keep your charger handy on short trips.
Launch price is a little steep
Limited control over the builtin flash
Some features aren't as easily accessible as we'd like
Full manual controls and RAW shooting, * Superb feature set for any level of photographer, * Excellent image quality, * 1080p and superslow-motion video modes,
Short battery life, especially when GPS is used, * Sluggish RAW shooting and flash-recycling times
Excellent image quality, 1080p and superslowmotion video modes, Full manual controls and RAW shooting, Superb feature set for any level of photographer,
Sluggish RAW shooting and flashrecycling times, Short battery life, especially when GPS is used,
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Very good photo quality, with at least a full stop advantage over typical compact cameras, Compact metal body, comes in silver and black, Fast F2.05.9, 24 120 mm zoom lens (well, it's fast at one end, at least), Optical image stabilization, High resolution 3inch LCD with very good outdoor and low light visibility, Builtin GPS doesn't have bells and whistles, but gets the job done, Full manual con
Tends to clip highlights (hint: use DR correction), Redeye can be a problem, even with digital reduction turned on, Videos are a bit choppy due to 24 fps frame rate, Below average battery life, Lens on the slow side at telephoto end, ISO fixed at 80 when shutter speed drops below 1 second, Unremarkable burst mode, Flash a bit slow to charge, Can't access memory card slot while using a tripod, Ful
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Published: 2011-11-23, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Fantastic image quality, Fast performance, Tons of manual controls, Upgraded internals from the S95
Expensive, Images are slightly inferior to the S95, Relatively short battery life
