Lovely and Small Size Canon S100 large Aperture f/2 Digital Camera

Introduction

I compiled the information of Canon S100 digital camera for my and your reference. Canon S100 was announced last year . Canon S100 features a high-sensitivity 12.1 megapixel 1/1.7-type CMOS sensor, 5x zoom lens with a focal range of 24-140mm and fast maximum aperture of f/2.0, DIGIC 5 processor. It has 3 inches LCD.  Image stabilization system is built in. The camera capture stunning Full HD 1080p video in stereo sound. Intelligent IS automatically chooses from six different modes to optimize image stabilization for the shooting condition. File format including RAW and Jpeg. It has built-in GPS tracker records your location

Canon S100 Digital Camera Commercial

Canon S100 Digital Camera Hands on Review

Canon S100 Digital Camera Rating

Photographyblog rated this camera "Highly Recommended". (Click here for details)

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	5
Features	5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	4.5
Value for money	4

Sample Pictures

Canon S100 Digital Camera Sample Picture 1 (Source: Canon)

Canon S100 Digital Camera Sample Picture 2

Canon S100 Digital Camera Sample Picture 3

Features

Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical/4x Digital (not w/ RAW or Widescreen)/20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

Image Capture Device

Type
12.1 Megapixels, 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor
Total Pixels
Approx. 13.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
5.2 (W) - 26.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 24-120mm)
Focusing Range
Auto & Manual Focus: 1.2 in (3 cm) - infinity (W), 12 in (30 cm) - infinity (T)
Normal AF: 2.0 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 12 in. (30 cm) - infinity (T)
Macro: 1.2 in. (3 cm) - 1.6 ft. (50 cm) (W), 12 in. (30 cm) - 1.6 ft. (50 cm) (T)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual*
*Shooting standby only in movie mode.

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
N/A
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Colour with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 461,000 dots
LCD Coverage
100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/2.0 (W) - f/5.9 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/2000 sec.
15-1/2000 sec. (Total Shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 80/100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/ 2500/3200/4000/5000/6400 (in P Mode)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**

* Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AiAF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center/linked to AF frame

Exposure Control Method
Program AE, i-Contrast, Manual; AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation
+/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom
* Facial colour is evaluated in Face AiAF (Face Detect WB).

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro
Flash Range
1.6 - 23 ft. (W), 1.6 - 7.5 ft. (T) (50 cm - 7.0 m (W), 50 cm - 2.3 m (T))
Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
C, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto^*1, SCN^*2, Creative Filters ^*3, Movie^*4

  Shooting videos are possible with the movie button

^*1 Smart AUTO, also available for videos
^*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, Colour Accent, Colour Swap
^*4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
^*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Photo Effects
My Colours
My Colours Off, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay, approx. 2-sec. delay, custom*
*Delay time (0-10 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
Not available
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 2.3 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 9.6 shots/sec. (in High-Speed Burst HQ)*

* Maximum of 8 continuous shots per burst

Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.

Differs depending on the zoom position.

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards and Eye-Fi
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
RAW (CR2 (Canon Original));
Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels
[16:9]
Large: 4000 x 2248
Medium 1: 2816 x 1584
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080
Small: 640 x 360

[3:2]
Large: 4000 x 2664
Medium 1: 2816 x 1880
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064
Small: 640 x 424

[4:3]
Large: 4000 x 3000
Medium 1: 2816 x 2112
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200
Small: 640 x 480
RAW: 4000 x 3000

[1:1]
Large: 2992 x 2992
Medium 1: 2112 x 2112
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200
Small: 480 x 480

[4:5]
Large: 2400 x 3000
Medium 1: 1696 x 2112
Medium 2: 960 x 1200
Small: 384 x 480

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2			4:3
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,311	1,630	6,677	2,738	1,386	5,680	3,084	1,231	5,042
	N	1,105	3,352	13,727	1,309	2,873	11,766	1,474	2,514	10,295
Medium 1 (M1)	F	1,210	3,094	12,671	1,436	2,623	10,743	1,620	2,320	9,503
	N	585	6,034	24,709	694	5,247	21,486	780	4,641	19,007
Medium 2 (M2)	F	604	6,034	24,709	496	7,099	29,070	558	6,352	26,010
	N	300	10,972	44,927	246	13,410	54,911	278	12,069	49,420
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	133	20,116	82,367	150	20,116	82,367
	N	63	40,233	164,734	75	30,174	123,550	84	30,174	123,550
RAW	RAW	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17,076	224	922
	+JPEG	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20,160	190	678

		1:1			4:5
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,301	1,652	6,769	1,850	2,045	8,375
	N	1,100	3,352	13,727	884	4,161	17,041
Medium 1 (M1)	F	1,210	3,094	12,671	972	3,771	15,443
	N	585	6,034	24,709	470	7,543	30,887
Medium 2 (M2)	F	420	8,046	32,946	336	10,057	41,183
	N	208	15,087	61,775	167	17,242	70,600
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	90	30,174	123,550
	N	63	40,233	164,734	51	40,233	164,734
RAW	RAW	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	+JPEG	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: N=Normal F=Fine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	Standard & Other Video Formats			iFrame Movie
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480	HD: 1280 x 720
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.)	4,355	3,054	1,416	4,701
4GB	14 min. 34 sec.	20 min. 43 sec.	43 min. 43 sec.	13 min. 35 sec.
16GB	59 min. 40 sec.	1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.	2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.	55 min. 38 sec.

	Super Slow Motion Movie		Miniature Effect
	640 x 480	320 x 240	HD: 1280 x 720			VGA: 640 x 480
	120 fps	240 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
			6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.)	4,914	2,457	573	287	143	246	123	61
4GB	12 min. 58 sec.	25 min. 46 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec.	3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec.	5 hr. 35 min. 16 sec.	3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec.	6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec.	11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.
16GB	53 min. 7 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.	7 hr. 13 min. 30 sec.	13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec.	22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec.	15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec.	27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec.	45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.

• The approximate recording time on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Index (4-100 thumbnails*), Over Exposure Warning, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast;
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume
*As viewed in LCD monitor

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Still Image: single image, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie

Interfaces

Video Out
NTSC/PAL
Audio Out
Stereo
Other
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
Power Source
1. Rechargeable Battery Pack NB-5L
2. Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30)
Shooting Capacity
Still Image: approx. 200 shots*
Playback Time
Approx. 4 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
3.90 x 2.34 x 1.05 in / 98.9 x 59.8 x 26.7 mm
Weight
Approx. 6.98 oz. (198 g) (including the batteries and memory card)
Approx. 6.10 oz. (173 g) (camera body only)