Canon S90 Best Compact Camera?

Best Digital Cameras - Canon Powershot S90 Best Compact Digital Camera?

Looking for the best digital camera but can't quite afford the $30,000 Leica S2 or the Leica M8 ? Then you might like to consider the excellent Canon Powershot S90 - which is a lot lighter and a lot cheaper.

The Canon PowerShot S90IS is a small ultracompact digital camera with a 10 megapixel sensor, but it is made for serious photographers. The two most important features of the S90 are the lens - a 28-105mm equivalent (approx. 3.7x zoom), and the very fast maximum aperture of f2.0.

(Canon Powershot S90)

The retro ring around the barrel of the lens alows you to assign whatever function you like to it, e.g. exposure compensation, aperture, ISO equivalent, zoom, focus, … .

So how good is the Canon S90? well. Mark McClusky of Wired says "The S90 is the best compact camera I've ever used."

Features include a 9.5mm (diagonal) sensor, the latest extremely fast DIGIC 4 processor, optical image stabilizer, face detection, RAW image shooting ability and HDMI output.

The f2 apertiure is important as it means you will be able to take pictures indoors without the flash.

For people who want a compact camera but who don't like the limitations normally associated with them the S90 is the ideal camera.

The S90 retails for $430, which is a lot more than most point-and-shoot cameras but the picture quality is well worth it. The low-light performance is excellent.

There's no viewfinder, just a screen. The LCD uses the same number of pixels as the G11 but doesn't swivel out. It is easy to view in sunlight, but there's no flash hot shoe.

The battery is small, and you can get around 200 shots using it.

So if you are looking for a Christmas present that will be appreciated by a photo fan or if you just want the best compact camera for yourself then check out the Canon PowerShot S90 IS

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