Canon PowerShot S100 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
12.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S100
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 5.98 cm
Width 9.89 cm
Depth 2.67 cm
Weight 198 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
Navigation GPS receiver
SENSOR Canon PowerShot S100
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 13,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot S100
Image Processor DIGIC 5
LENS Canon PowerShot S100
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5.2 - 26 mm - f/2.0-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 3 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S100
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter, face and smile detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S100
ISO (Max) 6400
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 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000
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, foliage, beach, kids & pets, snow, handheld night shot, movie digest, hi-speed burst HQ
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Toy camera, Nostalgic, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S100
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 461,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot S100
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 - 7 m (wide lens)
2.3 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S100
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon PowerShot S100
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 2816 x 2112
JPEG 2816 x 1880
JPEG 2816 x 1584
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1600 x 1064
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2112 x 2112
JPEG 1200 x 1200
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 2400 x 3000
JPEG 1696 x 2112
JPEG 960 x 1200
JPEG 480 x 384
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
iFrame - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 120 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 240 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S100
Battery Type Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-5L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S100
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot S100
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 30 sec, 20sec, 25 sec, 0 - 10 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second, 9.6 frames per second for 8 frames
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera film editing, AF/AE tracking, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, built-in help guide, Motion Detection Technology, Subject Detection technology, HS System, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Subject tracking technology, high-speed recording, Smart AUTO
OTHERS Canon PowerShot S100
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap
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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