Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot S95
Canon
Catalogue announcement:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Focusing Range
- 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W), 30 cm (12 in.) – infinity (T) • Macro: 5 – 50 cm (W), 30 – 50 cm (T) (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft. (W), 12 in. – 1.6 ft. (T))
- Image Stabilizer System
- Lens-shift type
- Imaging Processor
- DIGIC4
- 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, Center, Tracking AF
- Metering System
- Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
- Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies)
- ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
- 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
- White Balance
- Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom
- Shutter Speed
- 1 – 1/1600 sec. 15 – 1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
- f/number
- f/2.0 – f/8.0 (W), f/4.9 – f/8.0 (T)
- Range
- 50 cm – 6.5 m (W), 90 cm – 3.0 m (T) (1.6 – 21 ft. (W), 3.0 – 9.8 ft. (T))
- Shooting Modes
- C, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Low Light, SCN*1, Movie*2 *1 Portrait, Landscape, Kids&Pets, Smart Shutter*3, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist *2 Standard, Miniature Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap *3 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
- Digital Zoom
- Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 15x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital teleconverter
- Speed (Normal)
- Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 3.9 shots/sec. (In Low Light mode)
- Number of Shots (Approximate) (CIPA compliant)
- Approx. 200 shots
- Recording Media
- SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus 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))
- Recording Pixels
- [ Still Images ] 16:9 Large: 3648 x 2048, Medium 1: 2816 x 1584, Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, Small: 640 x 360 3:2 Large: 3648 x 2432, Medium 1: 2816 x 1880, Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, Small: 640 x 424 4:3 Large: 3648 x 2736, Medium 1: 2816 x 2112, Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480, RAW: 3648 x 2736 • Fixed to 1824 x 1368 when in Low Light 1:1 Large: 2736 x 2736, Medium 1: 2112 x 2112, Medium 2: 1200 x 1200, Small: 480 x 480 4:5 Large: 2192 x 2736, Medium 1: 1696 x 2112, Medium 2: 960 x 1200, Small: 384 x 480
- Interface
- Hi-Speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
- Direct Print Standard
- PictBridge
- Power Source
- Battery Pack NB-6L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
- Dimensions
- 99.8 x 58.4 x 29.5 mm (3.93 x 2.30 x 1.16 in.) • CIPA compliant
- Weight (CIPA compliant)
- Approx. 193 g (6.80 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 170 g (6.00 oz.) (camera body only)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
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03 / PROVENANCE
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