
For so long, I ignored digital "point and shoot" cameras as mere toys, made
for mom's and quick vacation photos,etc.
A couple of years ago I decided that I could use a every day tote along camera to capture stuff I run into daily, a pocket camera.
My choice then was the Fuji F30, it did a nice job in not so great lighting but a maximum aperture of f 2.8 was limiting in some situations.
Last month I gave my Fuji to my nephew in Sacramento and bought the new Canon S90 to replace it. Hey Matt, hope your having fun with it !
First it features a 28-105 f/ 2 ! An excellent zoom range with a nice fast f/2 max. ISO's up to 6400 or higher are possible, but I'm finding that iso 800 turns out very smooth images, 400 is similar to what I used to get at 100 iso.
It has the same big sensor as the Canon PowerShot G11, with the same DSLR-like controls, but in a body smaller and lighter than the G11. It's not only more convenient than a G11, it also has a unique direct control ring to change your shutter speed/aperture fast. The S90 allows for complete manual over ride of exposure and focus.
• Lens Control Ring
• 10 million pixels sensor
• RAW shooting
• Fast f/2.0-4.9 maximum aperture range
• Lens covering the classic 28-105mm range
• Dual Anti-Noise System (high sensitivity sensor and Digic 4 noise reduction)
• 3.0 inch PureColor II LCD
• Optical Image Stabilization
• Smarter Scene Detection
• Low Light mode
• DIGIC 4 image processor
• HD output
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At any rate, it's a winner in my book !