We managed to sneak in a little bit hands-on time with the Powershot S100 here at PhotoPlus in Manhattan.The followup to Canon’s S95 is a reasonably slick point-and-shoot. It isn’t the foremost compact camera in its space, however the new Powershot is surprisingly lightweight. It has got a healthy 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with improved low-light performance and a 5x optical zoom, the latter of that could certainly do with a bump. The S100 captures 1080p HD video and sports a convenient, dedicated movie button (no switching modes here). The high-end point-and-shoot doesn’t pack too many surprises, however it certainly sounds like a worthy successor to the highly-regarded S95. Sadly, Canon still wouldn’t decide to a company release date, only saying that it’s due out in November for around $430.
Terrence O’Brien contributed to this report.
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