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Canon PowerShot S90
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Canon PowerShot S90

13 Nov 2009
Overall rating 9/10

A surprise release from Canon, the PowerShot S90 features the large sensor from the G-series in a smaller body together with full manual controls. Does the combination of prosumer sensor and compact body work?

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Product Specification

Effective pixels Approx. 10 million pixels
Sensor 1/1.7" CCD
Lens f/2
Focal Length Multiplier 28(W) - 105 (T)
ISO rating Auto, 80/ 100/ 125/ 160/ 200/ 250/ 320/ 400/ 500/ 640/ 800/ 1000/ 1250/ 1600/ 2000/ 2500/ 3200
Zoom ratio 3.8x optical zoom
Image Stabilization Lens-shift type
Aperture range f/2-f/8 (W), f/4.9-f/8 (T)
Shutter speed 15-1/1600 sec.
Auto Focus Single, Servo AF (Servo AE), AF (Face Detect/Center), Manual Focus
Specialty Shooting Modes Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, C, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Night Scene, Indoor, Color Accent, Color Swap, Kids & Pets, Underwater, Nostalgic), Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Low Light, Movie
Exposure Control Program AE, i-Contrast, Manual; AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Metering Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Flash Modes Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro
Recording Formats Video: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (monaural))
Display 3" color LCD, approx. 461,000 dots
Storage type SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus Card, HC MMCplus Card
Connectivity Digital input/output (Hi-Speed USB), digital video and audio output (HDMI compliant), audio and video output
Battery Rechargeable Battery Pack NB-6L 2. Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (optional)
Dimensions 100.0 x 58.4 x 30.9 mm
Weight Approx. 175g

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