The new Canon PowerShot S100 delivers improved image quality and performance compared with its predecessor, the S95, released in August 2010, to satisfy users seeking a compact, high-performance camera. The S100’s newly designed bright f/2.0 aperture, 24 mm*1 5x optical zoom lens enables faster shutter speeds than those offered by conventional lenses and, working together with the HS System, delivers superior imaging even in low-light settings. Inheriting advanced technologies cultivated for the EOS Digital series of digital SLR cameras, the PowerShot S100’s newly developed 1/1.7-inch 12.1-megapixel Canon CMOS sensor realizes low-noise results even in unfavorable lighting. Further contributing to enhanced image quality and performance, the PowerShot S100 incorporates Canon’s newest image processor, DIGIC 5, which features a new noise-reducing algorithm. Compared with the DIGIC 4, the new DIGIC 5 processes approximately four times the amount of information at approximately six times the processing speed, and is capable of eliminating low-frequency (color) noise. Incorporating the HS System, which combines the newly developed high-sensitivity CMOS sensor with the new DIGIC 5 image processor, the S100 achieves a one-fourth*2 reduction in the occurrence of noise compared with its predecessor. The HS System delivers not only enhanced high-sensitivity performance, but also a normal ISO range that has been expanded up to ISO6400 for even more beautiful results when shooting in low-light settings. Additionally, the Multi-area White Balance function enables optimal white balance performance even when shooting with a flash or when capturing images in areas illuminated by mercury-vapor lighting. The Canon PowerShot S100 comes equipped with a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna, which enables the camera to automatically receive GPS satellite signals and record the information on Exif data.

*1 35 mm film equivalent *2 When shooting at ISO1600. Equivalent to the level of noise generated by the previous model at ISO400 (based on Canon measurement methods)