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Gear Review - S100

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Oh my godness, these pics are realy soft & foggy.
I am absolutly disappointed.

Hey Canon, please give us a S96 with the lense of the S95 and Sensor of the S100.
Hope it helps. But this is in summary no progress.
 
That certainly wasn't the reviewer's opinion. Nor mine is a short time of using the S100, shooting RAW and sharpening as I wished.
caissam said:
Oh my godness, these pics are realy soft & foggy.
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I don't know if your summary is totally in jive with the review. Consider that most of the outdoor ones were taken under less than ideal conditions that lack strong lighting or contrast. Some of the issues pointed out are more a symptom of the tester's methods. For example, the mouse/lamp issue appears to tbe be the result of the placement of the subject. The mouse ends in the middle of the frame, where the lamp post begins. The camera will almost always select the area with the strongest contrast in such a situation, which here would be the upper half with the lamp post. When taking such a picture, look to see if the picture is in focus. When you see it is the lamp, tilt down a little, focus, and recompose. As for the red-tinted shot, they mention that is was one among several that were otherwise white balanced correctly. This happens with pretty much any camera, including my 7D.

I guess I am just saying that you should take this review as one among many, and definitely consider the subject matter of the photos and the normal focusing and color balance performance of P&S's.

This is not a slam on the review, just observations about the observations.

D.
 
caissam said:
Oh my godness, these pics are realy soft & foggy.
I am absolutly disappointed.
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Respectfully, how do you know it's the camera and not the unfamiliarity of the reviewer with a brand new camera? The camera, as far as I know, has only been available to most of us for just over a week. I note the reviewer also bought his S100 at Best Buy.

For example, he wrote:

"However… I held the camera extremely still while taking this photo, but I did notice the slightest amount of camera shake between exposures. The camera’s HDR combination process, I believe, only performs exposure blending. It does not align images (which shouldn’t be hard at all) or even go the extra mile to remove ghosting! "

It seems the fellow didn't use a tripod or camera support, as recommended in the manual. Now if one is disappointed that this model camera requires you to use a tripod, that's one thing. But if you didn't use a tripod and you're supposed to, that's an entirely different story and no one should blame the camera if it shakes resulting in blurred images.

Another example of comments for one shot:

"I refocused about eight more times after this photo and every time it would focus on the lamp. Why is that?! I didn’t manually set any focus points (I don’t even think you can) and it was just drawn to that in the background. Very disturbing…."

What's very disturbing to me is that he didn't know you can manually set the focus point. It's called FlexiZone. It's covered in the manual, if one cares to read the manual. You can even make the focus point smaller for improved focusing accuracy. Obviously, the scene called for adjusting the focus point. If it wasn't used, is that the fault of the camera?

If you're interested in FlexiZone, I've used it and written about it here:

http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-logs/canon-s100/s100-flexizone-setting/

For some shots that appear unfocused, the writer seems to indicate he's using full auto mode, presumably with continuous autofocus and/or focus tracking enabled. Well, Duh!

I use single area focus to control where the camera focuses. I find the S100 focus excellent in all but the most difficult lighting conditions. Sometimes when using Macro mode it fails to lock focus properly. It was the same on my S90, and presumably the S95.

I honestly could care less if someone buys, likes, dislikes, keeps or returns the S100. But I think it unwise to take the opinion and photos of only one reviewer to determine whether or not a camera disappoints you.

Just my 2 cents.
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gail ~ http://www.pbase.com/gailb
My Canon S100 Blog: http://www.digicamhelp.com/topics/camera-logs/canon-s100/
 
keep in mind: A lot of the pictures outdoors are ISO 800. I have no idea why the reviewer needed 1/850s oder 1/1250s for a STILL object (trees)
 
Good luck, given the demand, I don't think you will even see that price a year from now.
jumpshotjr said:
Thanks, I like real life reviews like these.

Looks like I'm going to hold out until the AF is fixed and also hope for a sub $350 Black Friday sale.
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I'll just keep my S95 as I see nothing to justify changing to the S100.
 
And I do. When exactly was the S95 release? And what was Amazon's price?

keep in mind, the S100 has not even been officially released yet.
jumpshotjr said:
@Snapshot09

You just need to know where to look.

Amazon sold the S95 for $300 on Black Friday last year, so I'm expecting a price drop on the S100 as well.
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I agree with Gail's assessment. You can get shots that look this "blah" with any camera, including DSLRs, depending on settings. What's shown in the review doesn't reflect my experience with, or results from, the camera at all.

Buyer should always beware, but this page seems to miss the mark - there's a misunderstanding of how several features work, how to use them, and the results reflect that.
 
Bottom line to me is IQ and both cameras (S95 and S100) have great IQ. I suppose if I didn't own a S95 I might spring for the S100 just because, but spending the extra for IQ right now is not justified IMHO. All the bells and whistles are nice but the S95 is loaded with bells and whistles also, just not as many that may or may not be of use.
 
Yes, it's good to remember that the S95 and S100 are both terrific cameras. Having used a friend's S95, if I had that I doubt I'd get an S100.

But for my purposes, the wider 24mm lens has made a big difference in what I can shoot. I didn't think it would make as big a difference as it has. Outdoor shots are more expansive, and indoor shots (and video) take in much more of rooms and groups of people. I'm shooting in new ways, and really enjoying the results.

I know a lot of people here express little concern for video, but for me it's a high priority. For me, this camera needs to be able to switch from taking a nice, artistic nature shot to capturing a 2 1/2-year-old's antics on video in a heartbeat. The dedicated video button, 30fps at 720p, and 24mm all help capture those moments in a pleasing way.

And of course, low light performance has been excellent.

All of this isn't to say that anyone needs to buy the S100. But depending on your needs & priorities, it can be either a negligible upgrade or a significant one.
 
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