Testseek.co.uk have collected 71 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot S90 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot S90.
November 2009
(83%)
71 Reviews
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50 Reviews
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Fast
Bright zoom lens
Quality high ISO sensor
Powerful noise-reduction technology
Innovative
Helpful design
Generous three-inch rear LCD
Wide range of manual features
Bright screen
Excellent pictures
Handy adjustment ring. Pocket-sized. Supports RAW shooting
Abstract: 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. Sex and Brains It's got the same spacious...
Excellent user interface, Outstanding image quality, Raw format support, Extremely compact and lightweight,
Control dial on back can accidentally change settings, Lackluster battery performance, No HD movie mode
The PowerShot S90 is the best shirt pocket compact I’ve ever used. Even though it’s a fraction of the size of a digital SLR, it provides many of the features I value in larger cameras: fast lens, Raw option, high ISO capture. It’s not perfect by any m...
Picture quality – exposure, sharpness, contrast, colour – from the S90 is outstanding for a compact. Like the G11 it now stands at the top of the heap for image quality from a small camera. Canon’s well-evolved ergonomics, which differ o...
We regret the passing of the optical viewfinder. Our S50 of seven years ago had one. For such a well conceived and made camera that appeals to serious photographers as an alternative to their DSLR the viewfinder is a loss.
The big story here is that, as with the G11, Canon has created a greatly improved camera by reducing the pixel count. 10 megapixels gives excellent resolution while avoiding the worst noise problems that plague over-pixelled compacts. We were delighted...
Abstract: Canon’s little black number, the S90, hides some powerful innovation in a very compact body. The most import being the control ring round its lens and also some excellent low-light shooting abilities.The control ring The control ring situated round the...
Large aperture (f2), Very good low-light image quality, RAW mode, Easy to use control system
Jog dial is a bit too smooth, Average performance at low ISO, No HD recording
Sadly even though there is an HDMI port the S90 features no HD video recording and is only limited to record at 640 by 480 VGA. This totally eliminates the need to have an HDMI port in the first place since what you will be watching even on an HD TV wi...
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Published: 2009-11-09, Author: Leonard , review by: asia.cnet.com
Compact and light; useful features such as time-lapse mode; options for choosing AF frame size; quick to focus; fast performance.
Picture quality starts to deterioriate from ISO 400; control ring operation can be cumbersome; no multi-aspect mode.
The Canon PowerShot S90 offers a compelling package in a small body: great ISO performance lets you shoot at ISO800, and even take quite a few chances at ISO1600 - something you cannot say with most, if not all compacts at the moment.Coupled with the f...
Abstract: In recent years, the PowerShot G-series has been Canon's prosumer camera line, and part of what makes the G-series so popular is the fact that they have bigger sensors than your usual compact camera.A larger sensor usually gives you sharper, clearer im...
