The Canon PowerShot S95

I have been looking for a point and shoot digital camera that can function and deliver photos like a dSLR or at least close to one.

The Canon PowerShot S95 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch inch LCD impressed me with its capabilities and image quality, despite a couple of drawbacks.

It’s not the perfect digital camera but I am amazed at all the features packed into this tiny gadget. If you are extremely interested in photography like myself, it would be worth knowing the good and bad features of the Canon PowerShot S95.

The Good Stuff

This digital camera is very slim and lightweight. It can conveniently fit in my pocket or purse so I can bring it along with me all the time while on the go. It’s easy to live up to the photographer’s motto to “always bring your camera with you” because the Canon PowerShot S95 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch inch LCD is ultra portable. It has a nice textured finish so it will not slip off your hands easily even without a thumb grip.

I like taking photos in low-light conditions and this camera makes it really easy for me to take high quality photos with limited lighting. This point and shoot camera has a whopping 10 megapixel resolution that boasts Canon’s HS system with its DIGIC 4 Image Processor. It sounds technical, but these features help deliver the brilliant images.

Its manual controls are elaborate which make me feel like a pro when taking pictures. I like how I can adjust the shutter speed, aperture, exposure, ISO sensitivity, focus, i-Contrast, aspect ratio and white balance using the front ring. It allows me to hold the camera like a dSLR, boosting my pro-photographer-wannabe ego.

It wouldn’t hurt to shoot some videos with this camera, too. It is capable of shooting high definition 720p videos so I might as well use it!

The Not-So Good Stuff

It’s quite hard to point out the things I wouldn’t like about this camera because I am totally sold to it that I am willing to overlook its shortcomings. It obviously has some room for improvement, though, like any other gadget that everyone comes across with.

One is that its pop-up flash is inconveniently located on the left hand side of the camera where I naturally place my hand while shooting. However, I know that this placement helps prevent red-eye so I wouldn’t mind making that extra effort to take my finger off that spot when taking photos.

I take pictures with every opportunity I get and I should say that the battery life is relatively shorter than what I have expected. I could use a few more hours especially when I am out on holiday, family gatherings or events where taking pictures is essential. But then again it’s not a major issue for me if it gives me the superb image quality I need.

In summary, this is as close as I could get to a dSLR and its great features triumph over what it lacks.