Canon PowerShot S90 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
128000
Sensor Resolution
10.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.8x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-6L Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S90
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.8 mm
Width 10 cm
Depth 3.1 cm
Weight 175 g
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3.8x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot S90
Sensor Resolution 10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot S90
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot S90
Type Zoom lens - 3.8x zoom - 6 - 22.5 mm - f/2.0-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S90
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S90
ISO (Max) 128000
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto, ISO 2000, ISO 2500
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, low light, night scene, Underwater, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S90
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 461,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Canon PowerShot S90
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 6.5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S90
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot S90
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Included Memory Card 4 GB SDHC
Image Storage RAW 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2816 x 2112
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S90
Battery Type Canon NB-6L Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S90
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot S90
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.9 frames per second, 2.1 frames per second, 0.6 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera red-eye fix, automatic face tracking technology, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, Blink Detection technology, Motion Detection Technology
OTHERS Canon PowerShot S90
Included Accessories Battery charger, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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