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# Bright f/2.0 lens for low light 10 MP sensor + DIGIC 4 processor 3.8x optical zoom with Hybrid IS PowerShot S95 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD

**Brand:** canon
**Price:** Rp104158
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## Summary

> 📷 Elevate your everyday moments with pro-grade clarity and control!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** PowerShot S95 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD by canon
- **How much does it cost?** Rp104158 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- canon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted canon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Master Your Shots:** Intuitive control ring lets you adjust focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance on the fly like a pro.
- • **Cinematic HD Video:** Record stunning 720p HD videos with stereo sound and instantly share on your HDTV via HDMI output.
- • **Low Light? No Problem:** Bright f/2.0 aperture lens captures more light for sharp portraits and vibrant night scenes, making every shot Instagram-worthy.
- • **Zoom Into Every Moment:** 3.8x wide-angle optical zoom with Hybrid Image Stabilizer ensures blur-free shots from wide landscapes to close-ups.
- • **Pro-Level Image Quality:** 10 MP CCD sensor paired with DIGIC 4 processor delivers crisp, low-noise photos even in challenging light.

## Overview

The Canon PowerShot S95 is a compact powerhouse featuring a 10 MP CCD sensor and DIGIC 4 processor for exceptional image quality. Its 3.8x wide-angle optical zoom with Hybrid Image Stabilizer minimizes blur, while the bright f/2.0 lens excels in low light. The camera offers intuitive manual controls via a dedicated control ring, shoots 720p HD video with stereo sound, and connects seamlessly to HDTVs through HDMI. Designed for serious photographers on the go, it combines portability with professional features to capture stunning photos and videos anytime, anywhere.

## Description

One look at Canon's new PowerShot S95 will have you moving "upgrade my digital camera" to the top of your to-do list. The ultra-slim, ultra-intelligent S95 is loaded with all a serious photographer's must-haves, including a bright f/2.0 wide-angle lens and professional-style control ring for intuitive manual control. Canon's HS System is on board for spectacular performance and image quality in low light.And, new for a compact, the S95 incorporates Canon's Hybrid IS for blur-free shooting even close-up. You'll shoot stunning 720p HD video with stereo sound, then watch it immediately on your HDTV with the simple HDMI connection. If photography's your passion, now is the perfect time to step up to PowerShot S95.1-Year Canon U.S.A. Warranty.

Review: Perfection with qualifications - The Canon S95 takes stunning pictures that are way beyond my expectations, just like most other owners have reported. In the basic mode I use, I simply can't believe how good the picture look. I take a lot of landscapes, gardens, street scenes and detail closeups and am strictly amateur. I could gush all day, but people are probably more interested in the few flaws I can perceive at my non-professional level. First is the instructions, which are only available on a disk. This camera is fortunately fairly intuitive but to use any of the higher features you need to be reading the manual which I'm not willing to print out and lug everywhere. I also don't like that they use vocabulary appropriate for professional/advanced photographers, who wouldn't need to use the manual much anyway. Ultimately, I may or may not advance beyond the basic level. The camera tends to make things very colorful, which I happen to like, but when adjusting the pics (very few need adjusting compared with my old old Olympus digital) I once in a while have to turn the color saturation down. I'd rather have it be this way than have the pics come out too drab. I'm amazed at the quality of pics I can get outdoors in the middle of the day under blazing sun. Speaking of adjusting pics, I am very pleased with the Digital Photo Professional editing program that comes with the camera. You can resize, tilt, adjust all aspects of color, hue, contrast, sharpness, etc. I'm not interested in the complications of Photo Shop and there's really no need. In fact, I frequently find after diddling with the adjustments I prefer the shot exactly as the camera took it. Probably the most common adjustment I make after re-sizing and cropping is to up the contrast on overcast outdoor shots a small tick or two. One reason I chose this model is because you can set it to focus manually. I thought I needed this because my old camera took so many out-of-focus shots and there was no manual focus. The S95 is so good with focus, I never even bother with the manual focus. The viewfinder shows you what the camera is focusing on, and if that's not what you want, you just half-depress the shutter button again for a different focus option. Very cool. Even in non-macro mode, and without a tripod, I get very close up shots of flowers that are startling in their clear detail when blown up. Some have said the camera body is slippery or flimsy. I think it feels very substantial for something so small, and the grip feels quite secure. Of course, you need to get used to how to hold it. Others have rightly said that a LCD viewfinder is impossible to use outdoors on a very bright day. I did get used to not looking through a real viewfinder pretty quickly, but the LCD screen on this camera requires an act of faith when shooting on a bright sunny day. Have to say that usually the faith is rewarded. I can't say much that's helpful about indoor shots, because I don't take many, but when I do they look fine. Outdoor shots at twilight are very beautiful. I don't use the video mode. For my last nit-pick, I signed up for the Emails to customers, and have been pretty disappointed. I was hoping for good tips and info about using the camera better. Instead, it's just routine marketing. Well, maybe with a camera this good they can coast on the non-essential stuff. I'd buy this camera again in an instant and be grateful for the opportunity.
Review: Best "pocket" camera available right now - First off, no camera is perfect. This camera isnt perfect but its the best "pocket camera" you can buy. Period. A lot of people compare this camera to the Panasonic Lumix LX5. The LX5 is an awesome camera but I dont consider that a "pocket" camera. It is bigger and bulkier and doesnt fit in your pocket very well. I would almost compare that camera to the Canon G11 or G12. The Canon S95 is simply the best camera if you are looking for something very portable and you can take anywhere with you. I have owned the S90 and now the S95 and its the only camera I use. I take it everywhere to capture my 4 year old in all his activities. I used to lug around a DSLR camera but didnt like it because it was so big and bulky (but it took awesome photos) I looked into this camera (S90 initially) and fell in love with it and its all I use now. The S95 is basically the same but basically three things got better. Video which was good just got better because its now in HD. The sound which I thought was very good just got better because video is now in Stereo. (two very tiny speakers are now visable on the front of the camera) The S90 was very sleek and some said too sleek because when you held it, some compared it to holding a bar of soap in the bathroom. It was very slick. The body of the S95 has a texture to it now that is better and not as "slick" to the touch. One thing I also like about this camera is it takes action photos a little better. The S90 "sports" mode took photos at a snails pace of about 1 photo every second basically. (DSLR's take about 4-5 per second and are very fast) The S95 does a little better at about 2 shots every second. This still is not very good but is acceptable for a camera like this and does help if you are taking photos of action, etc. Again, no camera is perfect but this is about as close as you can get until something new comes out next year. However, if you want an awesome "pocket" camera that can take great photos (especially in low light), has a very fast lens (aperture 2.0), can be used fully manual if you want and takes very good video clips, this is the camera to buy. I am sure next year there will be some more improvements with this camera or features added and maybe Nikon or someone else will come out with something comparable to this Canon S95 but it doesnt exist right now. This little camera is the best right now. You wont be disappointed and quit looking around for something comparable because it doesnt exist. The only other camera that I looked at is the Panasonic Lumix LX5. It is a very, very good camera also (maybe a little better then this camera) but it is bigger and bulkier and really doesnt slip into your pocket very well. It also takes photos very well in low light (aperture of 2.0 also) and has a lens that is wider 24mm compared to Canon's 28mm and takes photos at around 3 shots per second compared to the S95 2 shots per second but its a little bigger and about $50 more. I encourage you to look at the Panasonic but the Canon wins for me!! Good luck and quit worrying and buy this camera!!! Update: Here is a really neat "letter" that was written and posted on Yahoo the other day from an editor with the NY Times....I copied and pasted it into this review. Its good! Dear Canon S95, I don't often write love letters to gadgets. But you, you're something special. Truth is, I've been searching for someone like you for years. See, I love the huge light sensor that's inside an SLR. It can take sharp low-light shots without the flash. It can blur the background the way professionals do. I just don't like how an SLR is big and heavy and obtrusive. What I've always wanted is a little camera with a big sensor. Is that so hard? Apparently, yes. The problem is covering a rectangular sensor chip with a circle of light from the lens. Bigger sensor? You need a bigger camera. Those are the simple bylaws of physics. But you, oh, cute little Canon PowerShot S95! I love that you're a pocket camera, only 3.9 by 2.3 by 1.2 inches. I love your big, bright, three-inch screen, your built-in flash, your H.D.M.I. output for hi-def TV sets. I love that you turn on directly into Playback mode, without having to extend the lens. I love the unique control ring around the dial, which I can quickly program to adjust whatever feature I want: focus, zoom, exposure, light sensitivity (ISO), aperture, even degree of color saturation (all the way to black-and-white). I've had fun with your special modes, like the tilt-shift-lens simulator and fake fisheye. I love the wink-driven self-timer. Yes, I set up the camera, walk into the scene, and then wink-the picture is taken two seconds later. Beats hunting around for a remote control. (Or I can ask you to wait two seconds after a new person-that would be me, joining the group-enters the frame.) But above all, I love your enormous sensor. It's 0.59 inches diagonally-88 percent more area than most pocket cameras' sensors. And I love that you have an f/2.0 lens, a rarity among pocket cameras, meaning that you let in a lot more light. And all of this means that you, little S95, can take amazing, sharp pictures in low light without the flash. Your designers have shrewdly dropped the ludicrous quest for more megapixels-you have 10 megapixels, just right-in favor of something that really matters, like better photos. So many times I've used you for pictures at night, indoors, in shadow. Cathedrals, restaurants, parties. No, the results aren't as good as an SLR's-you still manage to blur a shot, especially in very dark situations when the subject is moving-but they're light-years better than any other pocket camera can do. I love to show off your photo samples. You're even better than my last love, your predecessor, the S90. Because you're slimmer. And now you take hi-def videos-with stereo sound. You have a high-dynamic-range mode, where you combine three tripod shots at different exposures into a single photo with a really great range of darks and lights. Your controls are refined in size and placement. Look, S95-I know you're not perfect. Your battery takes only 200 shots on a charge, which is very low. You won't let me use the optical zoom while I'm shooting video; in fact, you can't refocus while shooting video, either. (Your arch-rival, the Panasonic LX5, can zoom during video. Then again, it's porkier and requires fussing with a detached lens cap.) And, of course, you cost twice what most pocket cams cost. You're $400. But you are the best pocket camera on the market. I have carried you for many weeks, in many situations, and I have been thrilled by the sharpness, color, control and photographic success rate that you give me. Yes, Canon S95, I think you and I have a long, happy future ahead of us. Heck, you may remain state-of-the-art for several months at least! Love, David

## Features

- 10.0-megapixel sensor combined with the DIGIC 4 Image Processor creates Canon's HS System
- Capture 720p HD video in stereo sound; play back on an HDTV via the HDMI output
- f/2.0 lens for low light conditions or shallow depth-of-field; control ring for intuitive manual control
- 3.8x optical zoom; 28mm wide-angle lens; Canon's Hybrid IS to compensate for angular and shift camera shake
- Capture images to SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards (not included),Made in JAPAN

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B003ZSHNGS |
| Aperture modes | F2.0 |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Auto Focus Technology | Contrast Detection, Live View, Multi-area, Single |
| Autofocus Points | 9 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #200,848 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1,668 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras |
| Bit Depth | 8 Bit |
| Brand | Canon |
| Built-In Media | Battery, Battery Charger, Instruction Manual, Wrist Strap |
| Camera Flash | Built-In |
| Camera Lens | 28 Mm |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Canon RF |
| Compatible Mountings | Canon RF |
| Connectivity Technology | HDMI, USB |
| Continuous Shooting | 0.9 |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 751 Reviews |
| Digital Scene Transition | zoom |
| Digital Zoom | 4 |
| Display Fixture Type | Fixed |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 461,000 |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Effective Still Resolution | 10 |
| Expanded ISO Maximum | 3200 |
| Expanded ISO Minimum | 80 |
| Exposure Control | Shutter Priority (Tv or S) |
| External-Memory Size | 8 GB |
| File Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Flash Memory Bus Interface Type | SD |
| Flash Memory Speed Class | 10 |
| Flash Memory Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus card |
| Flash Modes | SDXC |
| Flash Sync Speed | 15 seconds |
| Focus Features | AiAF TTL |
| Focus Mode | Single-Servo AF (AF-S) |
| Focus Type | Autofocus & Manual |
| Form Factor | Compact |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00013803126556 |
| HDMI Type | Built-in |
| Hardware Interface | HDMI, SDHC, SDXC, USB, mini HDMI |
| Image Capture Type | Stills & Video |
| Image Stabilization | Optical |
| Image stabilization | Optical |
| Item Weight | 6.88 ounces |
| JPEG Quality Level | Fine |
| Lens Type | zoom |
| Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
| Manufacturer Part Number | S95 |
| Maximum Aperture | 2 f_stop |
| Maximum Focal Length | 10.5 centimeters |
| Maximum Image Size | 10 centimeters |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/1600 seconds |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 8 GB |
| Metering Methods | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Minimum Focal Length | 28 millimeters |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 15 seconds |
| Model Name | Canon PowerShot S95 |
| Model Number | S95 |
| Model Series | S95 |
| Optical Zoom | 3.8 x |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 10 mp |
| Photo Sensor Size | 1/1.7-inch |
| Photo Sensor Technology | CCD |
| Real Angle Of View | 45 degrees |
| Recording Capacity | 47 minutes |
| Screen Size | 3 inches |
| Self Timer | 10 seconds |
| Sensor Type | CCD |
| Series Number | 95 |
| Shooting Modes | Sports |
| Skill Level | Professional |
| Special Feature | Indicator Light |
| Supported File Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Total Still Resolution | 10 mp |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| Total Video Out Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 013803126556 |
| Video Capture Format | AVC |
| Video Output | HDMI |
| Video Resolution | HD 720p |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| White Balance Settings | Auto |
| Wireless Technology | EyeFi |
| Write Speed | [104 MB/s] |
| Zoom | Optical |

## Product Details

- **Aspect Ratio:** 4:3
- **Compatible Mountings:** Canon RF
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 80
- **Image Stabilization:** Optical
- **Maximum Aperture:** 2 f_stop
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 10.5 centimeters
- **Metering Description:** Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- **Optical Zoom:** 3.8 x
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** CCD
- **Supported File Format:** JPEG, RAW

## Images

![PowerShot S95 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61GA3oiBzEL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfection with qualifications
*by K***M on June 17, 2011*

The Canon S95 takes stunning pictures that are way beyond my expectations, just like most other owners have reported. In the basic mode I use, I simply can't believe how good the picture look. I take a lot of landscapes, gardens, street scenes and detail closeups and am strictly amateur. I could gush all day, but people are probably more interested in the few flaws I can perceive at my non-professional level. First is the instructions, which are only available on a disk. This camera is fortunately fairly intuitive but to use any of the higher features you need to be reading the manual which I'm not willing to print out and lug everywhere. I also don't like that they use vocabulary appropriate for professional/advanced photographers, who wouldn't need to use the manual much anyway. Ultimately, I may or may not advance beyond the basic level. The camera tends to make things very colorful, which I happen to like, but when adjusting the pics (very few need adjusting compared with my old old Olympus digital) I once in a while have to turn the color saturation down. I'd rather have it be this way than have the pics come out too drab. I'm amazed at the quality of pics I can get outdoors in the middle of the day under blazing sun. Speaking of adjusting pics, I am very pleased with the Digital Photo Professional editing program that comes with the camera. You can resize, tilt, adjust all aspects of color, hue, contrast, sharpness, etc. I'm not interested in the complications of Photo Shop and there's really no need. In fact, I frequently find after diddling with the adjustments I prefer the shot exactly as the camera took it. Probably the most common adjustment I make after re-sizing and cropping is to up the contrast on overcast outdoor shots a small tick or two. One reason I chose this model is because you can set it to focus manually. I thought I needed this because my old camera took so many out-of-focus shots and there was no manual focus. The S95 is so good with focus, I never even bother with the manual focus. The viewfinder shows you what the camera is focusing on, and if that's not what you want, you just half-depress the shutter button again for a different focus option. Very cool. Even in non-macro mode, and without a tripod, I get very close up shots of flowers that are startling in their clear detail when blown up. Some have said the camera body is slippery or flimsy. I think it feels very substantial for something so small, and the grip feels quite secure. Of course, you need to get used to how to hold it. Others have rightly said that a LCD viewfinder is impossible to use outdoors on a very bright day. I did get used to not looking through a real viewfinder pretty quickly, but the LCD screen on this camera requires an act of faith when shooting on a bright sunny day. Have to say that usually the faith is rewarded. I can't say much that's helpful about indoor shots, because I don't take many, but when I do they look fine. Outdoor shots at twilight are very beautiful. I don't use the video mode. For my last nit-pick, I signed up for the Emails to customers, and have been pretty disappointed. I was hoping for good tips and info about using the camera better. Instead, it's just routine marketing. Well, maybe with a camera this good they can coast on the non-essential stuff. I'd buy this camera again in an instant and be grateful for the opportunity.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best "pocket" camera available right now
*by K***S on October 21, 2010*

First off, no camera is perfect. This camera isnt perfect but its the best "pocket camera" you can buy. Period. A lot of people compare this camera to the Panasonic Lumix LX5. The LX5 is an awesome camera but I dont consider that a "pocket" camera. It is bigger and bulkier and doesnt fit in your pocket very well. I would almost compare that camera to the Canon G11 or G12. The Canon S95 is simply the best camera if you are looking for something very portable and you can take anywhere with you. I have owned the S90 and now the S95 and its the only camera I use. I take it everywhere to capture my 4 year old in all his activities. I used to lug around a DSLR camera but didnt like it because it was so big and bulky (but it took awesome photos) I looked into this camera (S90 initially) and fell in love with it and its all I use now. The S95 is basically the same but basically three things got better. Video which was good just got better because its now in HD. The sound which I thought was very good just got better because video is now in Stereo. (two very tiny speakers are now visable on the front of the camera) The S90 was very sleek and some said too sleek because when you held it, some compared it to holding a bar of soap in the bathroom. It was very slick. The body of the S95 has a texture to it now that is better and not as "slick" to the touch. One thing I also like about this camera is it takes action photos a little better. The S90 "sports" mode took photos at a snails pace of about 1 photo every second basically. (DSLR's take about 4-5 per second and are very fast) The S95 does a little better at about 2 shots every second. This still is not very good but is acceptable for a camera like this and does help if you are taking photos of action, etc. Again, no camera is perfect but this is about as close as you can get until something new comes out next year. However, if you want an awesome "pocket" camera that can take great photos (especially in low light), has a very fast lens (aperture 2.0), can be used fully manual if you want and takes very good video clips, this is the camera to buy. I am sure next year there will be some more improvements with this camera or features added and maybe Nikon or someone else will come out with something comparable to this Canon S95 but it doesnt exist right now. This little camera is the best right now. You wont be disappointed and quit looking around for something comparable because it doesnt exist. The only other camera that I looked at is the Panasonic Lumix LX5. It is a very, very good camera also (maybe a little better then this camera) but it is bigger and bulkier and really doesnt slip into your pocket very well. It also takes photos very well in low light (aperture of 2.0 also) and has a lens that is wider 24mm compared to Canon's 28mm and takes photos at around 3 shots per second compared to the S95 2 shots per second but its a little bigger and about $50 more. I encourage you to look at the Panasonic but the Canon wins for me!! Good luck and quit worrying and buy this camera!!! Update: Here is a really neat "letter" that was written and posted on Yahoo the other day from an editor with the NY Times....I copied and pasted it into this review. Its good! Dear Canon S95, I don't often write love letters to gadgets. But you, you're something special. Truth is, I've been searching for someone like you for years. See, I love the huge light sensor that's inside an SLR. It can take sharp low-light shots without the flash. It can blur the background the way professionals do. I just don't like how an SLR is big and heavy and obtrusive. What I've always wanted is a little camera with a big sensor. Is that so hard? Apparently, yes. The problem is covering a rectangular sensor chip with a circle of light from the lens. Bigger sensor? You need a bigger camera. Those are the simple bylaws of physics. But you, oh, cute little Canon PowerShot S95! I love that you're a pocket camera, only 3.9 by 2.3 by 1.2 inches. I love your big, bright, three-inch screen, your built-in flash, your H.D.M.I. output for hi-def TV sets. I love that you turn on directly into Playback mode, without having to extend the lens. I love the unique control ring around the dial, which I can quickly program to adjust whatever feature I want: focus, zoom, exposure, light sensitivity (ISO), aperture, even degree of color saturation (all the way to black-and-white). I've had fun with your special modes, like the tilt-shift-lens simulator and fake fisheye. I love the wink-driven self-timer. Yes, I set up the camera, walk into the scene, and then wink-the picture is taken two seconds later. Beats hunting around for a remote control. (Or I can ask you to wait two seconds after a new person-that would be me, joining the group-enters the frame.) But above all, I love your enormous sensor. It's 0.59 inches diagonally-88 percent more area than most pocket cameras' sensors. And I love that you have an f/2.0 lens, a rarity among pocket cameras, meaning that you let in a lot more light. And all of this means that you, little S95, can take amazing, sharp pictures in low light without the flash. Your designers have shrewdly dropped the ludicrous quest for more megapixels-you have 10 megapixels, just right-in favor of something that really matters, like better photos. So many times I've used you for pictures at night, indoors, in shadow. Cathedrals, restaurants, parties. No, the results aren't as good as an SLR's-you still manage to blur a shot, especially in very dark situations when the subject is moving-but they're light-years better than any other pocket camera can do. I love to show off your photo samples. You're even better than my last love, your predecessor, the S90. Because you're slimmer. And now you take hi-def videos-with stereo sound. You have a high-dynamic-range mode, where you combine three tripod shots at different exposures into a single photo with a really great range of darks and lights. Your controls are refined in size and placement. Look, S95-I know you're not perfect. Your battery takes only 200 shots on a charge, which is very low. You won't let me use the optical zoom while I'm shooting video; in fact, you can't refocus while shooting video, either. (Your arch-rival, the Panasonic LX5, can zoom during video. Then again, it's porkier and requires fussing with a detached lens cap.) And, of course, you cost twice what most pocket cams cost. You're $400. But you are the best pocket camera on the market. I have carried you for many weeks, in many situations, and I have been thrilled by the sharpness, color, control and photographic success rate that you give me. Yes, Canon S95, I think you and I have a long, happy future ahead of us. Heck, you may remain state-of-the-art for several months at least! Love, David

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Almost There...
*by B***L on November 16, 2011*

I bought this camera to accompany my aging Canon dSLR for my trip to France for a few months for school. What follows are general impressions from someone who shoots for fun, but seriously, and expects his camera to be able to perform to the vision in his head. First, the body of the camera is great. As others have said the grip is a little funky sometimes because your hand just doesn't want to quite stay where it's supposed to, but the finish on the paint helps alleviate that. The shutter button is easy to find without looking in it's recessed little area within the zoom knob, and the half-press is responsive to the touch. The scroll wheel on the back is lovely, with just enough grab at intervals to click into place without being over controlling or too loose, as was the case with the s90. I absolutely love the wheel on the front that surrounds the lens; because I shoot mostly in Av mode I can adjust the aperture on the fly with one hand and the ISO via the shortcut button and wheel on the back almost instantaneously, not to mention the satisfyingly old-school clicking it makes. Two body complaints One: If you are holding the camera with both hands, you may be surprised by the flash which is motorized straight up out of the body and will most likely be impeded by your finger. The solution, of course, is to avoid the flash as much as possible simply out of the problems of on-camera flash. Two: The mode selection wheel can be a little tricky, especially if trying to go in/out of movie mode which has a large gap between itself and the nearest manual mode, because it is rather recessed into the body and stiff to begin with. Except under the most perfect conditions I have to use m fingernail to turn it, which is more or less an inconvenience. Performance is what I really came here to talk about. There are plenty of reviews that rave over the great photos that come out of this camera, and they're all very true. What bothered me however was the intense barrel distortion that came out of the 6m wide-end of the lens. I first noticed it in my architectural pictures around Paris, where none of the features quite lined up right, and as time went on it started to drive me crazy. I started either using the barreling artistically as a slight fisheye lens or zooming to an (almost 50mm) 49mm equivalent, which kicks my max aperture to f/3.2, nullifying the beautiful f/2.0 real max aperture. After some research, I found CHDK, a program that non-invasively allows you to squeeze that extra bit from your Canon point-and-shoot. The s95 has many of the CHDK functions built-in, but one interesting discovery was the ability to write RAW files as DNG (Digital NeGative) files. When I shot a few DNGs at 6mm and viewed them on my computer, the barreling was absolutely horrendous. I discovered that the s95 does quite a bit of barrel distortion correction when writing JPGs to memory, though evidently not enough. The fix? Lightroom, my editing program of choice, has support for the Canon s95 starting at version 3.4 which allows one to apply lens-specific calibrations to any photo. In order to use this you must shoot in the default RAW mode, which involves more memory and time to write to the card when shooting, but the correction is absolutely unbelievable, and even editable after the calibration default is applied. Moreover, the noise correction that one can apply to RAW files in LR3 is far superior to the in-camera processing, with much smoother textures and crisper detail resolution. For this reason I give it a 4; if Lightroom is out of reach for you (student discount anyone?) or if CHDK is incomprehensible (which it shouldn't be with some work), then the camera performs great in and of itself. If you have these tools it is nearly perfect, with support for scripting via CHDK and much clearer high-ISO shots thanks to LR3 and RAW. It definitely beats lugging my dSLR around pickpocket-infested tourist locations just to get a unique photo.

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