Canon PowerShot S1 IS Review

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Canon PowerShot S1 IS
3.4 stars
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tonyfisk's Review of Canon PowerShot S1 IS

30th May 2006

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
  • Image Quality
    3.5 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    Over 1 Year
  • Battery Life
    4.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Image stabiliser
Lens quality
Range and accessibility of controls


Bad Points

Remembering where everything is!
Slow focus response
No low-light focus assist
LCD viewfinder can be a bit of a pain


General Comments

The Canon PowerShot S1 IS digital camera has a nice feel to it, and it can give very crisp shots, although colour rendition seems to be a mite variable. Exposure on flash shots is good, but low-light focusing can be dodgy due to lack of a focus-assist lamp. Viewfinder characteristics and slow focus response make tracking high-speed distant subjects tricky (aircraft, wildlife). Close focus, without having to engage any special mode is amazing, and the image stabiliser is magic. Overall, a very satisfactory piece of kit, but obviously it had a few flaws that were addressed in the S2.

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