Canon’s New S100: A shirt-pocket camera to drool over!

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<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=ProductDetail&amp;A=sh... name="imageDetail"><img alt="Canon PowerShot S100 Digital Camera (Black)" src="http://static.bhphotovideo.com/images/images345x345/822124.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 160px; height: 160px; float: left;" />&nbsp;</a>If you want the ultimate shirt pocket camera, and can stand one in a little bit larger form factor than the ultra-tiny Elph series, Canon has kicked its &ldquo;S&rdquo; family up another notch by replacing the excellent S95 with the brand new S100. <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/822124-REG/Canon_PowerShot_S100_Di... target="_blank">Available from B&amp;H as of this morning for $429</a>, it is almost impossible to believe the combination of quality and features in a camera this easy to have with you all the time&hellip;</p>
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It&rsquo;s a 12MP camera with an f/2.0 lens that captures full 1080p HD Video with stereo sound, and supports ISOs up to 6400, all packed into a 6 oz. package! It includes a reasonable (for a point and shoot) pop-up flash, and just about every feature you could want except for an optical viewfinder (an endangered species on cameras this size). It features a good general purpose 5x zoom (24-120mm 35mm equivalent), which is an excellent range for a camera with this fast a lens that isn&rsquo;t going to bulk up your pockets.</p>
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Unless you really need the cigarette pack small size of the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/816730-REG/Canon_5685B001_PowerSho... target="_blank">Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS</a> or are willing to go larger and bulkier with the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/734743-REG/Canon_4342B001_PowerSho... target="_blank">Canon Powershot G12</a>, <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/818664-REG/Nikon_26286_COOLPIX_P71... target="_blank">Nikon COOLPIX P7100</a>, or <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/723288-REG/Panasonic_DMC_LX5K_Lumi... target="_blank">Panasonic Lumix LX-5</a>, the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/822124-REG/Canon_PowerShot_S100_Di... target="_blank">Canon Powershot S100</a> is a no-brainer &ldquo;David&rsquo;s choice&rdquo; for 2012.</p>
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