Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot S100
Canon
Catalogue announcement:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Focusing Range
- 3 cm (1.2 in.) – infinity (W), 30 cm (12 in.) – infinity (T) • Macro: 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W), 30 – 50 cm (12 in. – 1.6 ft.) (T)
- Image Stabilizer System
- Lens-shift type
- Imaging Processor
- DIGIC 5
- Size
- 3.0 type
- Effective Pixels
- Approx. 461,000 dots
- Aspect Ratio
- 4:3
- Features
- Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Quick-bright LCD
- AF Frame
- Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center, FlexiZone
- Metering System
- Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
- Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies)
- ±3 stops* in 1/3-stop increments * ±2 for exposure shift
- ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
- Auto, ISO 80 / 100 / 125 / 160 / 200 / 250 / 320 / 400 / 500 / 640 / 800 / 1000 / 1250 / 1600 / 2000 / 2500 / 3200 / 4000 / 5000 / 6400
- White Balance
- Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom
- Shutter Speed
- 1 – 1/2000 sec. 15 – 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
- f/number
- f/2.0 – f/8.0 (W), f/5.9 – f/8.0 (T)
- Range
- 50 cm – 7.0 m (W), 50 cm – 2.3 m (T) (1.6 – 23 ft. (W), 1.6 – 7.5 ft. (T))
- Shooting Modes
- C, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto*1, SCN*2, Creative Filters*3, Movie*4 • Shooting movies is possible with the movie button *1 Smart Auto also available for movies *2 Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Kids&Pets, Smart Shutter*5, High-speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist *3 High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap *4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie *5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
- Digital Zoom
- Still images/Movies: Approx. 4x (up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
- Speed
- Approx. 2.3 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 9.6 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst HQ mode)
- Number of Shots (CIPA compliant)
- Approx. 200
- Recording Media
- SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
- File Format
- Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
- Movies
- MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))
- GPS Log File
- NMEA 0183 message format compliant
- Movies
- Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (120 fps when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback), 320 x 240 (240 fps when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback) Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*2 / 640 x 480*2 iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1) Other than the above: 1920 x 1080 (24 fps*3) / 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1) / 640 x 480 (30 fps*1) *1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps. *2 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*1 *3 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.
- Interface
- Hi-speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
- Direct Print Standard
- PictBridge
- Power Source
- Battery Pack NB-5L Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30)
- Dimensions (CIPA compliant)
- 98.9 x 59.8 x 26.7 mm (3.90 x 2.34 x 1.05 in.)
- Weight (CIPA compliant)
- Approx. 198 g (6.98 oz.) (including the battery and memory card) Approx. 173 g (6.10 oz.) (camera body only)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
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03 / PROVENANCE
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