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Canon PowerShot S95
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Canon PowerShot S95

16 Sep 2010
Overall rating 9/10

The successor to the popular S90, the PowerShot S95 keeps its larger-than-usual sensor and adds Canon's new HS System technology, a new High Dynamic Range mode, Hybrid Image Stabilizer (IS) and 720p HD movie recording.

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Performance:
9
Design:
8
Features:
8.5
User-Friendliness:
8
Value:
8.5
THE GOOD
Very high image quality
Low image noise
Control ring gives easy control
THE BAD
Stiff Mode dial
Smooth body offers little grip
No zoom or auto-focus in video mode

Product Specification

Effective pixels 10MP
Sensor 1/1.7" CCD
Lens 6.0 (W)-22.5mm (T) (35mm equivalent: 28-105mm)
ISO rating Auto, ISO 80/100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200 equivalent in P Mode
Zoom ratio 3.8x Optical/4x Digital (not with RAW)/15x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
Image Stabilization Hybrid Image Stabilizer
Aperture range f/2.0 (W) - f/4.9 (T)
Shutter speed 15-1/1600 sec.
Auto Focus Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center
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 Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG) RAW (CR2 (Canon Original)); Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))
Display 3.0" TFT color with wide viewing angle, approx. 461,000 pixels, 100% coverage
Storage type SD/SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus Card, HC MMCplus Card
Connectivity USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack), NTSC/PAL video out, stereo audio out
Battery Rechargeable Battery Pack NB-6L
Dimensions 99.8 x 58.4 x 29.5mm
Weight 170g (camera body only)

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