Comments on: s90 hints, tips, issues & links

By: Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:36:48 +0000

Casey, I had the same issue, changed the aspect ratio to 4:3, that resolved it.

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:58:30 +0000

You must have something else enabled that is preventing access to the Digital Zoom tab. Check your camera menu settings and if you can’t find the one that is the cause, consider resetting your camera.

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:19:12 +0000

I tried to set it to Standard but I’m unable to choose the Digital Zoom tab, it scrolls over it, not enabling me to change it. Why is this so?

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:59:00 +0000

Casey, you probably changed the menu setting. Press the menu button, then in the Camera tab, scroll to Digital Zoom. It needs to be set to Standard to get the maximum digital zoom range. Saying that, use the digital zoom very cautiously because it will degrade image quality. When the zoom numbers appear blue, images will be coarse. Canon recommends lowering the recording pixel setting when shooting with the digital zoom. (pg 55-56 in the manual)

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:21:57 +0000

May I ask why my canon S95 does not zoom up to 15x? It used to be able to in the beginning, but now it only zooms to a max of 3.8x and stops there.

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:04:45 +0000

Ernie, Great to hear you found a solution. I'm glad it wasn't paper since it could deteriorate as this dpreview forum participant points out.

By: Ernie

Ernie — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:43:00 +0000

Hi Gail,
I took another look at the problem with that problematic free spinning S90 Control Dial.

After removing the cap to the Control Dial I carefully inserted a Reinforcement Label, Avery #05729. They are the small circular labels that you use for repairing torn holes to papers used in ring binders. They are vinyl and will not wear out so easily. It’s thickness is just enough to prevent wild spins. Also being vinyl it has a lubricating quality.

The fit was perfect. One did the job. Poof, problem solved.
Keep in touch,
Ernie

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:37:25 +0000

Photos generally tend to be sharper when using the middle range of aperture sizes. That's true for most any lens, including DSLR lenses. That doesn't mean photo quality will be bad when using upper and lower aperture numbers. So much depends on the scene you're shooting, your distance from the subject and the lighting conditions. I wouldn't worry about an f8 aperture unless you're specifically shooting something where you want shallow depth of field. Higher f-stops are useful when light is extremely bright or you want maximum depth of field.A slow shutter speed should not cause blowouts; poor exposure will. If you anticipate blown highlights, use minus exposure compensation.When hand holding a camera, using the fastest shutter speed possible helps prevent blurred images.Here is some related information that you may find useful:Aperture Shutter speed chart Effects of shutter speed

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:47:52 +0000

You stated the lens “sweet spot” is f2.5 to f4.5, so what use does f8.0 serve? If I use f8.0 on a bright sunny day (theoretically an ideal condition), then the shutter speed slows down. A slower shutter speed = more reflected light, more blowouts? I know the higher the f-stop, the deeper the DOF, but my s95 usually selects f4 – f5 for even the longest range landscape shots. Could you explain under what conditions f8.0 excels? I would think the combination of largest aperture/shortest shutter time would be best, so long as the size of the aperture maximizes what is in focus. On the s95 (and apparently the s90), that spot is f4.5 for most landscape shots in bright light.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:39:18 +0000

There’s a $15 Sony zipper case that fits the S90 perfectly: Sony LCSCSQ/B for Sony T, W and N series digital cameras. Available at Amazon and Target.