Canon PowerShot S95 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
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 S95
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.8 mm
Width 10 cm
Depth 3 cm
Weight 170 g
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3.8x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot S95
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 S95
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot S95
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, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S95
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S95
ISO (Max) 3200
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
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, low light, Underwater, foliage, beach, kids & pets, snow, super vivid, poster effect, Colour Swap, Colour Accent, smile shutter
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Nostalgic
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 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 in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S95
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 461,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot S95
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 S95
Digital Video Format MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot S95
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Image Storage RAW 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2816 x 2112
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2816 x 1584
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2816 x 1880
JPEG 1600 x 1064
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 2112 x 2112
JPEG 1200 x 1200
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 2192 x 2736
JPEG 1696 x 2112
JPEG 960 x 1200
JPEG 384 x 480
Video Capture MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 6 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 3 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S95
Battery Type Canon NB-6L Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Canon NB-6L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S95
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 S95
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second, 1.9 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, 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, highlight point display, face detection, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, Blink Detection technology, Motion Detection Technology, HS System
OTHERS Canon PowerShot S95
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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