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Canon PowerShot S95
Compact Digital Camera


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Basic Specifications
reference: DXO Mark 2011 for Canon S95
Dimensions: 100 x 58 x 30 mm
1/1.7" Type CCD sensor (7.6 x 5.7 mm or 7.49 x 5.52 mm)
10 million effective pixels
Sensor pixel density: 23 MP/cm²
Bits per pixel: 12
Sensor pixel display: 3648 x 2736
Lens focal length: 6.0 - 22.5 mm (or 28-105mm for 35 mm equiv)
Lens speed: f/2.0-4.9, IS, 3.8X
Focal length multiplier: 4.5x
ISO: 80-3200
Processor: Digic 4
Compression: JPEG and RAW (CR2)
Movies: HD 1280 x 720 @ 24 fps and below with stereo sound
LCD: 3.0-inch, 461,000 pixels
Flash: build-in auto TTL
Storage: SD / SDHC / SDXC
Battery: Lithium-Ion NB-6L


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Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q42010highendcompactgroup/
DPR sample photos: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1010/10100405canons95gallery.asp
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Macro Test: $20 bill


Canon S95 Macro
jacksonS95_IMG_0027.jpg
shot in available light on a cloudy overcast day
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Camera Shooting Data
camera: Canon S95
focal length: 6 mm macro (28 mm for 35 mm equiv.)
iso 400
f/4
1/50 sec (hand-held with image stabilization on)
evaluative metering, no flash
reduced from original size of 3648 X 2736 pixels

 


 

Portrait Test (available light)


Eve-IMG_0630aL2a.jpg
(please click your mouse twice over the photo for an enlargement)
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Camera Shooting Data
camera: Canon S95
focal length: 9.64 mm (45 mm for 35 mm equiv.)
iso 100
f/3.5
1/200 sec
evaluative metering, no flash
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Image processing
background was blurred (Gaussian) in a layer mask




 

Test: Indoors low light


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Inside Notre Dame de Fourviere, 7-2-2011
(please click your mouse twice over the photo for an enlargement)
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Camera Shooting Data
camera: Canon S95
focal length: 6 mm (28 mm for 35 mm equiv.)
iso 400
f/2.8
1/13 sec (hand-held with image stabilization on)
evaluative metering, no flash
 



 

Test: Outdoors Canon S95 on 6-7-2011


Wide-field (28 mm equiv.)
Shot at iso 200
f/5.6, 1/800 second, FL= 6 mm (28 mm equiv.).  Hand held with Image Stabilization on.
reduced from original size of 3648 X 2736 pixels

 
 


Telephoto (105 mm equiv)
Shot at iso 200
f/5.6, 1/640 second, FL= 22.5 mm (105 mm equiv.).  Hand held with Image Stabilization on.
reduced from original size of 3648 X 2736 pixels