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PowerShot S95

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot S95
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

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)

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