Canon PowerShot S95

Brand:

CANON

Model:

POWERSHOT S95

Product Category:

Member Rating:

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Release Date:

Aug 18, 2010

Class:

Compact

Format:

Compact

MSRP (Price):

Sensor Category:

Sensor Type:

CCD

Sensor Size:

1/1.7 " (7.60 x 5.70 mm, 0.43 cm²)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Crop Factor:

Megapixels:

10.0

Max Resolution:

3648 x 2736

ISO Range:

80-3200

Zoom Ratio:

28mm-105mm

Digital Zoom:

yes 4x

Auto Focus Type:

AiAF TTL

Manual Focus:

Yes

Min Focus Range:

5 cm

Number of White Balance Presets:

Manual White Balance:

Yes

Underwater Mode:

Aperture Min:

Aperture Max:

2.0

Shutter Range:

15-1/1600 sec

Storage Type:

SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus card

Hot Shoe:

Max Flash Sync:

Exposure Compensation Range:

-2/+2

Exposure Compensation Steps:

1/3

Metering:

Evaluative, Center, Spot

Aperture Priority Mode:

Yes

Shutter Priority Mode:

Yes

Manual Exposure Mode:

Yes

Continuous Drive:

Yes, 0.9 fps

Movie Clips:

1280 x 720 (24 fps)

RAW:

Yes

LCD Size:

3 "

LCD Dots:

461,000

Live View:

Battery:

Lithium-Ion NB-6L rechargeable battery

Dimensions:

100 x 58 x 30 mm (3.9 x 2.3 x 1.2 in)

Weight:

195 g (6.9 oz)

Environmentally Sealed:

Waterproof (Feet):

Rating:

Feb 11, 2011 2:32 AM

scuba tim reviewed this product:

Best compact camera model you can buy today...great shooting in low light, able to shoot on speed, aperture, manual modes...with great controls using the front and back wheels (that can be accessed in your underwater housing).

Great for strobe-use as you can set your manual setting so easily...the built in flash can also be intensified or reduced based on the power you need while adjusting speed & aperture with each click.

scene selection has a digital fish eye mode that allows you to increase the "warp" of your fish eye photo...also has "hdr mode" and a "low light mode" which allows you to shoot minus the flash in very low light conditions. great for night dives when u want to capture only the light beams from your group's torchlights....

i shoot mainly on natural light and the s95 has proven to be very good...even at depths of 30m...still managing to get colors in...

i think the reason why i'd best recommend the s95 is because of the hd (720) video + the photography capabilities...together make for the perfect set-up!

why not the g12? i chose the s95 over the g12 because when packaged with the ikelite housing it cost me under US$700 - ikelite packaged with the g12 would cost you over US$1000. only true difference is the hotshoe thats available on the g12 and macro range (u can get closer with the g12)...

why the ikelite and not canon housing? wanting to attach any lenses to the canon propriety housing would require a bracket/adapter ...and this bracket/adapter (ive used before) is rather flimsy and also "eats" into your frame...so you'd need to zoom beyond it a little more than i liked when using lenses...also it is a plug-on to your canon housing which jeopardizes the housing itself...by plugging on & pulling off each time you use it...compromises the bond between the actual housing and the plastic screw-in piece that holds the glass on the canon housing slowly the leak will happen.

besides...the canon housing is really made for holidayers who go diving 3-4 times a year. when diving almost everyday...better the ikelite housing which is built durable...and individual o'rings and buttons can be replaced or repaired when leaking-signs start to appear..really easy to service yourself...so if it happens on a trip...stare at it a while and you'd figure out how to take it apart and put it back together again...

crazy as it may seem, i am a full time videographer and customers sometimes laugh when they see me holding my little camera while they have their gates housings...but after they watch the products of the s95...they look puzzled and stop laughing...

photos here: www.strobelessphotography.com
sample video from the canon s95 shot on natural light (no additional lights): http://www.scubatim.com/2011/01/videographer-for-hire.html

Rating:

Feb 26, 2011 10:09 PM

Frank Johnston reviewed this product:

Hi Tim, thanks for your review as am currently close to upgrading to S95 from Canon 850 IS with Ikelite housing and colour filter. Am choosing to concentrate on ambient light with no strobes, and also primarily video. With HD video the S95 seems the way to go. Only criticism I have seen is the short battery life and awkward location of pop up flash. Not sure re Canon or Ikelite housing. I found Ikelite buttons awkward to use, even without gloves. Can't see any rear pictures of Canon housings so not sure if they are any better. The S95 manual indicates for movie mode that there is an "underwater" white balance preset, something not available on my current camera. Can you confirm this and have you used the preset? Or should one always do custom WB. With ambient light videoing do you use a colour filter as well as custom WB?
Hope you can help my decision, Frank

Rating:

Mar 12, 2011 2:35 AM

scuba tim reviewed this product:

hey frank, there's no issue for using with both the ikelite & canon underwater housing...and the presets or customs are not an issue at all...everything can be used while underwater & in the housing...do visit www.scubatim.com...pictures and videos there from my simple strobeless set-up...

regards

tim

Rating:

Jun 8, 2011 2:03 AM

Jun Lao reviewed this product:

with all honesty, I chose the xz1 over the s95 for aesthetics..., but yeah, the s95 is a much better all around cam, saw youre jetty vid, i went ...'super like'! if lx5 only had a cheaper housing... s95 still best compact out there, value+quality for money wise

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