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Canon PowerShot S95

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"Image quality is still excellent, with a usable ISO range of 80-800 and fast f/2.0 maximum aperture, albeit only at the wide-angle lens setting, making the S95 very well-suited to low-light, hand-held photography."
photographyblog.com | talking about the S95's iso-noise
"Something that was glaringly missing from the S90 - HD video capture - has been rectified on the S95, with 720p movies at 1280x720 pixels resolution available at 24fps complete with stereo sound."
photographyblog.com | talking about the S95's video-quality

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S95

Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.0
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
HDR
In-camera HDR
Combines multiple exposures
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Canon PowerShot G11

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
Help
Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
Help
Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Low light performance Slightly lower noise at high ISO 169 ISO vs 153 ISO
Help
The G11 has a slight edge (0.1 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
Help
An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
Help
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/1600s
Help
2.5x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Canon S95

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/2.8
Help
At its widest zoom, the S95's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
Help
Get that real film feel
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 24fps vs 480p @ 30fps
Help
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video but at a lower frame rate
HDR Has in-camera HDR Yes vs No
Help
Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
Help
Around 10% larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 12,800 ISO vs None
Help
Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Size Smaller 99x58x29 mm vs 112x76x48 mm
Help
2.4x smaller
Dynamic range More dynamic range 11.3 EV vs 11.1 EV
Help
0.2 f-stops more dynamic range
Weight Significantly lighter 193 g vs 375 g
Help
Around 50% lighter
Lowest price Much cheaper $340.00 vs $671.89
Help
The best price we've seen is $332 cheaper (around 50% less)
Thickness Thinner 1.2" vs 1.9"
Help
Around 40% thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.9 fps vs 1.1 fps
Help
More than 70% faster continuous shooting
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G11
53 vs 70
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Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot S95.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G11:f/2.8
S95:f/2.0
Overall image quality Good image quality Help
47.0
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Color depth Good color depth Help
20.4 bits
Lowest price Very expensive Help
G11:$671.89
S95:$340.00
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G11:1.1 fps
S95:1.9 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
G11:480p @ 30fps
S95:720p @ 24fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
G11:5x
S95:3.8x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
15 seconds
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
10 MP
Screen type No OLED screens Help
LCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
461k dots

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Battery life Has a significantly longer battery life
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Color depth Worse color depth
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

Canon PowerShot S95 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Supports RAW No RAW support

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