Canon PowerShot S95

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"The Canon PowerShot S95 produces images of excellent quality."
photographyblog.com | talking about the S95's image-quality
"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
Size
Really small
Compact 99x58x29 mm
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
HDR
In-camera HDR
Combines multiple exposures
Canon PowerShot S90

57

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S90

Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.0
Size
Really small
Compact 100x58x30 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Thickness
Thin
1.2"

differences

Advantages of the Canon S90

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Canon S90 vs the Canon S95.
Canon PowerShot S90 Learn more about
the Canon S90

Advantages of the Canon S95

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
Size Slightly smaller 99x58x29 mm vs 100x58x30 mm
Help
Almost the same
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.9 fps vs 0.9 fps
Help
More than 2x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.2" vs 1.2"
Help
Almost the same
Weight Slightly lighter 193 g vs 198 g
Help
Almost the same
Canon PowerShot S95 Learn more about
the Canon S95
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot S90
57 vs 68
Explain scores
Canon PowerShot S95 Canon PowerShot S95
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot S95.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Very wide aperture Help
f/2.0
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Light sensitivity (boost) Extremely good boost ISO Help
12,800 ISO
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.2"
Weight Heavy Help
S90:198 g
S95:193 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S90:0.9 fps
S95:1.9 fps
Size Large Help
S90:100x58x30 mm
S95:99x58x29 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
S90:480p @ 30fps
S95:720p @ 24fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
3.8x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Very small Help
S90:100x58x30 mm
S95:99x58x29 mm
Weight Very light Help
S90:198 g
S95:193 g
Thickness Very thin Help
1.2"
External flash No external flash support Help
Less expandable
Viewfinder No viewfinders Help
Can only preview photos on the screen
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
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
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
Sensor size Has a slightly smaller sensor
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much 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
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Screen flips out Has a screen which flips out
Battery life Has a much longer battery life
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
True resolution Takes slightly lower resolution photos
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
True resolution Takes slightly lower resolution photos
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen

Canon PowerShot S90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot S90.

Canon PowerShot S95 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot S95.

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discussion

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (3:16 PM, November 02, 2010)
Hi Sridhar, I think KR is swedish kroners! Snapsort doesn't (yet) do prices for India, but you might click the US flag (in the top right of the website) to see USD which might make more sense to you.
 
Shri (0:23 PM, November 02, 2010)
Hi Team,

I got so many answers regardingSLRs in this website..keep going guys.
I have one query.Price mentioned for cams For eg: 2 995 kr...could you please advice me what is kr....i am from india...

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Sridhar
i ll happy if u send me a reply to crusieboy@gmail.com