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If you are interested in seeing pictures from this camera I will be posting them at this link: fakeconomy.com I just got the Canon S90 powershot and I wanted to show you the camera since there hasn’t been a lot of in-depth videos posted about the features. The S90 is basically a scaled down translation of the G11 Canon’s – an Elph with full manual controls. The camera is built very nearly completely out of metal and has a sturdy build quality to it. The front of the camera has a manual control dial which can be fully customized to control anything from apeture to exposure compensation. The LCD is sweet impressive too, honestly wide for a camera with brilliant resolutions, the camera also has image stabilization and a f2.0 lens with a 28mm-105mm focal range.
The control dials are assigned functions depending on the shooting mode you are in.
Manual (M) – Front = Gap / Rear = Shutter Speed
Gap Priority (AV) – Front = Gap / Rear = Exposure compensation
Shutter Priority (TV) – Front = Shutter Speed / Rear = Exposure compensation
Program (P) – Front = ISO / Rear = Exposure Compensation
Honestly I haven’t even tried to program the S button to do anything yet. I’ve found the standard controls useful enough…
Very informative video. Excellent work!
I do have 2 more control questions though: Is it possible to give 2 functions to the 2 diles? Say shutter speed to the front dile and apperture size to the back dile? And what does that shortcut button do to the contols? Lets say you place shutter speed under the s button, then is the s button a toggle switch (push once to use funtion, and once more to turn it off) or replaces the s button the function chosen to the diles?
Depends on what you mean. There are two ways to blur a background (in fact, probably more). But yes to both with this camera
1) Depth of field (what I reckon you mean) – using a large gap (f2.0). The further your subject is from the background (more distance) will make the background look more blurry.
2) Moving a camera while shooting a moving subject. Say you shoot a car and pan the camera with the car’s movement, the car will look still but the background will look blurry.
Hi there, I’m wondering whether you can use this camera to start blurring background effect?
nice. the s90 will be a excellent replacement to my s70
Awe-inspiring review. This is so informative, you get my vote dude!
Nice demo.
thanks .. fantastic review
fantastic video! gives me the info i needed to get one for for myself! thanks!
So impressed with the review and it’s detail – I changed my buy to an S90 from a G11. Many of your comments helped me with my choice, making this another fantastic YouTube experience.
Thanked you on the first video.. and thanks on this one too (the last) xD
Sent you an send by e-mail on this…
1) Push the “FUNC SET” button
2) Scroll to the picture quality setting (last one on the menu
3) Select “RAW” (other choices are L – M1 – M2 – M3 – S – W – and finally RAW.
4) Leave it on RAW setting and exit out of menu. Now the camera will record a RAW file and an JPEG every time you click the shutter.
5) Buy a larger reminiscence card – RAW files take up a lot of room so a 8GB+ card might be the next buy for you.
Your vids on the S90 are really useful, thanks! THIS vid stopped small just as you were mentioning RAW. That’s a pity because I would really like to know how to make RAW pictures and my new S90 doesn’t appear to even have the RAW setting. Can you help on this? Are there two models of S90? One with and one without the RAW function. Regards, Pete Tietjen
I don’t reckon I will wait that long. I usually take my camera everywhere with me. And I use the video a lot as well. I’m somewhat fantastic with cameras. But I’m unfamiliar with gap and all that.
Came out a couple of months ago… I’m sure they’ll upgrade this camera but probably not for at least another 6 – 12 months.
So you would recommend investing in the s90. When exactly did this camera come out, because sometimes they just upgrade the cameras and eventually we will se a s91, or something like that.
Yep, the camera takes SD cards. Check out my blog (the direct link is in the description on this youtube page).
fakeconomy[dot]com – I have a entire post on the S90 with sample pictures. None of them were taken using sparkle.
Also, check flickr online, just type in S90 for search and you’ll find a ton of pics of people using the S90 – might give you an thought what to expect.
I too use a camera for shooting in low light situations. But every camera I had wouldn’t really do it for me. With a bit of luck, this one works like you say it does. Does the s90 still take the sd cards?
I just happened to be on youtube, thus the freaky timing to my response.
The S90 is built to take pictures in low light without sparkle. That’s the bigest reason that I bought this camera, I do a lot of nightlife photography (bars, restaurants, concerts) and I need this functionality.
Most compacts are not excellent for thus because their max apertures are not huge enough. This lens has a gap of f/2.0 at the wide setting – this is very nearly unheard of for a compact and why it is excellent in low light.
The cost of repair would probably be about 150.00. Very nearly how much I paid for the camera. I use the camera for pictures and video. Do you know if the video will be supported by windows? Because the sd 880 videos seemed to not be compatible with windows. It would make two copies of the videos and was very annoying. With the s90, does it take fantastic pictures without the sparkle. Because the cameras i had before would take horrible pictures without the sparkle…
The SD880 is a fantastic camera, I was thinking about getting one before I found out about the S90. How much will a repair for the SD880 cost? Are you willing to waste the extra $ for a S90?
You won’t go incorrect with a S90, check out some of my pics on my blog (or look up some pics on flickr). Ultimately it’s up to you on what you can afford. Keep in mind the S90 has poor battery life so pick up a spare or two of those.
If you do a lot of low light, buy the S90 – it’s worth it.
I have previously had a Canon Powershot SD880 IS but it got rained on so it’s not working at the moment. And I already had to fix this camera once before. My question to you is if I should invest in the Canon Powershot S90, or if I should pay the repair cost for my ancient camea? I really like the SD 880 but I’m kind of leaning towards the S90.
Two things to consider: Do you shoot RAW? How much do you want to waste on extra batteries?
I recommend buying the largest card that fits your budget, but keep in mind larger cards means more treatment and thus you’ll also want to buy an extra battery or two. I use a 4GB card and the camera runs out of battery before I have a chance to fill the card up.
Of course, if you only shoot RAW then the larger the card the better. I’d say 8GB is the best size for the S90.
Two things to consider (1) do you shoot RAW (2) how much do you want to waste on extra batteries?
I recommend buying the largest card that fits your budget, but keep in mind larger cards means more treatment and thus you’ll also want to buy an extra battery or two. I use a 4GB card and the camera runs out of battery before I have a chance to fill the card up.
Of course, if you only shoot RAW then the larger the card the better. I’d say 8GB is the best size for the S90.
I don’t reckon there are any limits on reminiscence card size. From what I have read the S90 should be able to work with cards up to 32GB (usually the largest you can buy).
I’d recommend getting the largest card for your budget. I have a 4GB card currently but if this is your only camera maybe a 8GB (or larger) card makes sense.
Keep in mind that larger cards = more use (you’ll be taking more pics, right?). Thus you’ll also want an extra battery or two to keep taking pictures.