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November 2011
(83%)
103 Reviews
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44 Reviews
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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
Sharp, fast lens, Very good low-light performance, Fast recycle time, Raw shooting support,
Pricey, LCD is not best in class, No hot shoe,
The Canon PowerShot S100 is a worthy successor to our previous Editors' Choice high-end point-and-shoot camera, the PowerShot S95. It adds a longer zoom lens and GPS, and improves on the S95's image quality and performance. ...
Following in the footsteps of the excellent S95, Canon once again strikes gold with the PowerShot S100. It’s a camera that fulfills the promise of every ultracompact: to cram an astounding level of power into a tiny, portable body. From now on, it is ...
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Published: 2011-11-10, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com
Simply stated, the S100 makes shooting photos a pleasure. It's fun to shoot with and the results are excellent. It's honestly fun enough to make you remember to throw it in your pocket—even thought there's a smartphone in there with an 8-megapixel camera
So you've been liberated right? The Canon is fast, fun, and portable. Then you wake up one day to go apple picking or to go to the beach or you wake up one evening and go to a party—whatever. You bust out your trusty camera. It's dead. Or maybe you charge
The Canon S100 is an amazing camera. And I wouldnt buy it. As a Canon devotee, you have no idea how hard it is for me to say that. Dont get me wrong, there are plenty of reasons to buy this camera: Its tiny, fast, takes great photos, and has awesome fu...
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More camera than many need; and perhaps less than pros would demand. Dedicated movie button on backside eliminates one photo control
Smaller than any other high-end compact, Flexible 5x zoom with bright f2.0 aperture at 24mm, Support for RAW and manual exposures, 1080p and slow motion movies, Built-in GPS with optional logging.
Short battery life. Even shorter with GPS on, Focal ratio greatly reduces when zooming-in, No hotshoe or accessory port. No viewfinder.
Canon's PowerShot S100 builds upon its predecessor to become one of the best pocket cameras for demanding enthusiasts. It keeps the full manual control, RAW files, bright f2.0 lens (at wide angle), detailed 3in screen and genuinely pocketable body, bu...
Front control ring, small size, GPS, image quality
No hotshoe or full flash control, expensive, AFarea buried in menu settings
Canon's PowerShot S100 may not look all too different from its S95 predecessor, but plenty has changed for the better. The latest model is small yet powerful: its body feels robust and the wide-angle 24-120mm f/2.0-5.9 lens is impressive from a camera ...
Abstract: The Canon S100 is a 1-year newer version of the extraordinary , which in turn was a 1-year newer version of . The Canon S100 adds a slightly broader zoom range, GPS and 1080/24p video over the , and that's about it for signifi...
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Abstract: Canon has long been a leader in the film-based photography world, and has developed a solid line of digital cameras as well. About a year and a half (this is being written in June, 2000), their PowerShot Pro70 introduced exceptional image quality and ma...
