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DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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The soonest is probably somewhere around the launch time of G12, which might be some time between August and October.

However the S80 came out in 2005, so it could take a while :v:

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DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Canon Japan's website are showing 'limited stock' on S90, SX20 IS and SX120 IS.
http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/powershot/index.html

So it might be a sign that they are on their way out, or the demand for them have just gone up :v:

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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It's not like you can get GPS signal underwater anyway :v:

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
S95's sample images are up

http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/powershot/s95/image-sample.html

Too bad they dont show any high iso samples though.

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
It works pretty well in the 100mm 2.8L Macro. Up to 4 stops or so. I guess you can take sharper hand-held landscape shots at night or macro in a dark room?

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer

Dongsmith posted:

Alright, I couldn't resist and just pre-ordered the S95 on Amazon. Here's hoping it kicks rear end.
:hf:
I hope mine gets here before the end of the month. Just sold my old s90 too for 20 bucks less than retail.

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
Well sold it on CL for 280 actually :sweatdrop: , which is 20 bucks less a retail online store like dell.

I thought it wasn't too bad considering I bought it in mid-October last year and used for about one year. But I did maintain the camera in pretty much brand new condition with box/receipt and kept everything that came with it.

Here's hoping the new IS and 720p will be worth the $120 :argh:

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
High ISO shot with S95, along with HD video and low ISO samples. Scroll down and click on the ones with a magnifying glass for full size.

http://www.eprice.com.tw/dc/talk/?prod_id=657&tid=11629

Seems like people in Taiwan have been getting them already since a few days ago. It's supposed to go on sale in Japan at the 26th.

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
Patients my son.


Having a few other cameras helps with the wait :v: And yeah I dont see them releasing it before sept now :argh:

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
S95 is pretty much the same as the S90, especially if you dont shoot video.

DaNzA fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Sep 2, 2010

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Jadus posted:

Any suggestions on a good place to buy a Canon S90 or S95 in Canada (specifically Alberta)? I'm having a hard time finding either, and don't know of any good Canadian online retailers that would carry it.
Simon's camera seems to have the S90 on their listing
http://www.simonscameras.com/digitalphoto/pshoot/index.asp?cat=200&fmt=60&ftype=0
Give them a call about the S95.

I got the 70-200 mug from them with no problems so I guess they are ok :v:

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Septimus posted:

The DMC-LX5 appears to be technically superior to the S95 BUT it is physically thicker. Is the only thing going for the S95 its size?
Most people probably already has a 'technically superior' camera in addition to the s95, so the main draw will be its size and 720p with 24fps and stereo mic.

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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ZeroConnection posted:

Would a Sony Nex-3 or -5 qualify as the best point & shoot?
Nah, Leica M9 is the best point and shoot. There might be a few more steps involved than just pointing the camera and shoot though.

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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qirex posted:

Has anyone ever had a bad experience with an off-brand battery? Because the idea of having a camera that's not just out of juice but actually busted while I'm on a trip freaks me out.

Had a few off-brand ones die on me but never had a problem with sterlingtek stuff. They have a pretty decent customer service too.

http://sterlingtek.com/canbbaparefo.html

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
To combine the already mentioned clock short cut, there are few other things you can do with the S95:

Hold down the review button to view the photos without powerup the rest of the lens/camera.

Hold down Func. Set and press power to bring up the neat clock.

While shooting in outdoor/brightly lit situations. Hold down DISP button to instantly toggle between maximum and preset LCD brightness.

AF LOCK-
While half pressing the shutter button and achieved a focus, press the macro/MF button (left ring button) to get focus lock (basically changing it to MF). To revert to regular focus, just let go of the shutter button and press the macro/MF button briefly.

AE LOCK
While half pressing the shutter button and achieved an exposure reading, press the exposure compensation button (top ring button) to get exposure lock. To revert to regular exposure, just let go of the shutter button and press the exposure compensation button briefly.

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
Judging from the two shots you posted, you were actually try to get those panning shots with a sharp looking car but with a blurry background, but did you know you can actually change the IS mode from Shoot-only to Panning?

Panning stabilization mode will only stabilize the lens in one axis and should give you a sharp looking result even with something like 1/10 ~ 1/25, it's pretty much what the SLR shooters use explicitly on their IS lenses when shooting motorsports. And with such a slow shutter speed and improved hybrid-is on S95, you should should be able to get sharp photos without cranking up the ISO or using the wide end only.


Read the manual :v:

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
Need to update your raw convert in CS4.. seems like 5.7 is the last version for cs4, but it does not support the S95.

So you will need CS5/Lightroom with ACR 6.x.

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DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

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Grimey Drawer
If you are looking for aftermarket batteries, check out the brand called SterlingTek.

They seem to have a good rep for using well sourced cells. Never had any problems with their batteries and from what I've seen most of the time the extra large capacity ones actually do last longer than the OEM ones.

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