Canon PowerShot S100

I'm taking the time to write this one because i don't want you to be surprised. This camera is amazing and does for me very well all that she promises except for one major thing. This thing is the ticking noise of the auto focus in video mode. It's always present, especially in quiet shooting conditions (like an interview). follow this link to hear it yourself on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0NZ-BrysOo The video shooting is one of my major uses of this camera. The image quality ...

This little pocket sized Canon PowerShot S100 camera is "A" deal for any pro-photographer as a visual notebook ... GPS build in with time/date etc., excellent optics ... Great camera. Problems: NON

Small, light, with very high definition for a compact. I use RAW with Lightroom and enlarge my picture until 30x40 cm : no difference with my Nikon D 300.

I love this camera for a small still camera. Personally I think they could have made it a little bigger and given it more telephoto capabilities. You can't really fit in a pocket so, to me, you might as well make it a little bigger, easier to hold, more room for lens, etc.. But its nice to have the f2. That does, however bleed off very quickly as you move from wide to telephoto. The fuji x10 holds a wide aperture better across focal lengths. But, typical for Canon (and my taste), the ...

Overall, I love the size and image quality of the images. Problems: When using the video mode there is a faint vertical line that appears on the screen. This line is about two thirds on the right of the screen. Upon playback of the recorded images this vertical line also appears on the playback. However the line is blatantly obvious in the playback mode. I am playing imags son imovie. Is this normal?

This is an impressive little camera, though it looks quite humble from the outside. If there were something like quality per square centimeter, the S100 would be the absolute winner. It's incredible what they managed to squeeze into this little package: a great sensor with impressive noise performance (great up till ISO 1600, useable at ISO 3200 and even 6400), a nice bright (at least at 24 mm) lens with a reasonable zoom, and all the manual controls you need. Auto white balance does an ...

I am still a big fan of the S90, but the S100 has many features that are more useful to me such as: - more useful focal range - does better in low light (up to and including ISO 1600; 3200 and above suitable for only snapshots) - excellent auto white balance - fast continuous mode - very good video quality (mine does not have the flickering some have experienced) - built-in neutral density filter - ergonomics have improved by leaps and bounds I don't regret my purchase and expect to keep and ...

I have a Canon 60d and had also the S90. I just replaced it with the S100, and it's a great update ! Very fast, great images and the direct video button is a big plus. Problems: None so far.

I can't see a way to update my original review, thus an additional one. See the "problems" section. Problems: I've noticed more out of focus shots that absolutely should have been in focus, despite being slower to focus in low light. But that's not my main gripe. ISO IS LOCKED TO 80 FOR ANY EXPOSURE LONGER THAN 1". Yep. The s90 could do 2" or 4" or 8" or 15" at any ISO on the camera. So could the s95. I had both. Loved it. I took those cameras on my wilderness trips (canoe, XC skiing, ...

I'm disappointed to see that Canon has removed the short cut button from the S100, a change from its predecessors the S90 and S95. I use an S90 with a Canon underwater housing primarily while scuba diving. The camera is capable of taking remarkable underwater pictures without a strobe! This is possible by resetting the custom white balance for every change of depth and lighting condition by simply pressing the short cut button and pointing the lens at a white dive slate. How easy that ...