Canon PowerShot S100
The Canon PowerShot S100 is a high-end 12.1-megapixel compact digital camera announced and released in 2011. It was designed as the successor to the Canon PowerShot S95 in the S series of the Canon PowerShot line of cameras.
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| Overview | |
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| Type | Digital Camera |
| Intro price | $429.99 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | 5.2–26.0 mm f/2.0–f/5.9 (35 mm equivalent: 24–120 mm f/9.3–f/27.3) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 1/1,7" CMOS |
| Maximum resolution | 4000 × 3000 (12.1 megapixels) |
| Film speed | Auto, ISO 80–6400 (in 1/3-step increments) |
| Storage media | Secure Digital card |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single, Continuous (only available in Auto mode), Servo AF/AEl, Manual Focus |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Metering modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | 50 cm – 7 m (wide), 90 cm – 2.3 m (tele) |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Mechanical and electronic shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 1/2000 – 1 sec. (Auto mode), 1/2000 to 15 sec. |
| Continuous shooting | Approx. 2.3 frame/s 9.6 frame/s in High-speed Burst HQ mode |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3.0-inch TFT Color LCD, approx. 461,000 dots |
| Battery | Canon NB-5L Li-Ion |
| Optional battery packs | AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 |
| Dimensions | 98.9 mm × 59.8 mm × 26.7 mm (3.89 in × 2.35 in × 1.05 in) |
| Weight | 173 g (6.1 oz) excluding battery |
| Made in | Japan |
The S100 is a similar camera to S90 and S95 with several significant improvements. It has improved noise reduction, white balance and shadow correction. This camera is the first camera in the S series line to use the CMOS Sensor which gives the camera a higher performance and better light sensitivity. The S100 is also the first camera in the series to feature 1080p video recording in 24 frames per second.[1]
Canon has acknowledged [2] that some PowerShot S100 digital cameras encounter a lens error caused by a disconnected part inside the camera. This makes the camera unusable. Canon offered free repairs well beyond the warranty date, even if the camera has a serial number outside the range mentioned in the product advisory; however, this ended when they stopped servicing the S100.
Features
- 12.1 megapixels
- JPEG (Exif 2.3) support
- Raw image file format; one of few "point and shoot" cameras to have raw formatting. (Note: Raw format is not available in Auto, Low Light, and SCN modes. Raw is available in Program, Tv (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), Manual, and Custom modes)
- ISO sensitivity 80–6400 (in 1/3-step increments) and auto (up to ISO 1600).
- Full manual control
- Customizable Control Ring to control ISO, shutter speed, aperture, focus, or exposure compensation
- Five photo aspect ratios: 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5
- Video features
- Recording Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: 1920 × 1080 (24 frame/s), 1280 × 720 (30 frame/s), 640 × 480 (30)
- Recording Miniature Effect: 1280 × 720 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s), 640 × 480 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s)
- Recording Super Slow Motion: 640 × 480 (120 frame/s), 320 × 240 (240 frame/s)
- Continuous shooting, P mode continuous shooting: ~2.3 shot/s. High-speed burst mode in HQ continuous shooting: ~9.6 shot/s.
References
- "Powershot S100". Canon. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- "Product Advisories". Canon. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Canon PowerShot S100 at Wikimedia Commons
- Regional websites:
- Story of the PowerShot S100 Development (PDF)
| Preceded by S95 |
Canon consumer digital camera | Succeeded by S110 |