Canon Powershot N100 Hands-On (engadget)

Canon Powershot N100
B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Announced yesterday, Canon’s new concept camera, the dual camera enabled Powershot N100 got its first hands-on review by engadget (with a 2min hands-on video). The N100 in some way follows the Powershot N. The N100 has a tiltable display, WiFi and NFC, and a rear facing camera (dual capture) to get a unique perspective on your life (and your life as photographer). The back camera is named “Story Camera” by Canon: “with the innovative and new Dual Capture mode, users can simultaneously capture special moments using the Main Camera, while the Story Camera, a rear facing sub-camera, will embed a picture of them onto the main image“.

The N100’s specifications (from Adorama’s product page):

• Dual Capture uses a rear-facing secondary camera to capture your expression while shooting and then creates a picture-in-picture effect.
• Story Highlights automatically selects and compiles images into an exciting highlight reel within the camera without the use of software.
• Built-in Wi-Fi allows wireless transferring of images and video to compatible mobile devices, select social networking sites and your Wi-Fi enabled computer, and lets you remotely shoot using your smartphone or tablet.
• For easier Wi-Fi connectivity, built-in NFC (Near Field Communication) allows quick and simple pairing to a compatible Android device.
• The convenient Mobile Device Connect Button allows you to connect to your compatible Android or iOS device for quick and easy sharing.
• 5x Optical Zoom, bright f/1.8 and 24mm Wide-Angle lens with Optical Image Stabilizer for excellent image quality.
• 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor combined with the DIGIC 6 Image Processor creates the Canon HS SYSTEM, which helps provide excellent low-light performance.
• Creative Shot mode uses composition, color and lighting from your original image to create unique images with an artistic flair.
• Hybrid Auto records quick video clips before each still and compiles them together to make a short highlight reel.
• 3.0-inch tilt, capacitive touch panel LCD helps provide flexibility.
• Capture stunning 1080p Full HD video with a dedicated movie button.

Complete specifications and feature list after the break.

Type	Compact digital still camera
Sensor	Type: 12.1 Megapixel, 1/1.7-inch CMOS Total Pixels: Approx. 13.3 Megapixels Effective Pixels: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Lens	Focal Length: Main: 5.2 (W) – 26.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 24-120mm) Digital Zoom: 4.0x
Focusing Range	Main – Auto/Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) – infinity (W), 12.0in. (30cm) – infinity (T); Macro: 1.2 in. – 1.6 ft. (3-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System	TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus
Viewfinder	None
LCD Screen	LCD Monitor: 3.0-inch Tilt, Capacitive Touch Panel LCD LCD Pixels: Approx. 922,000 dots LCD Coverage: Approx. 100%
Maximum Aperture	f/1.8 (W), f/5.7 (T)
Shutter Speed	Shutter Speed 1-1/2000 sec. 15-1 sec. (Shooting long exposures)
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, ISO 80-6400
Light Metering Method	Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Control Method	Manual Exposure, Program Shift, Safety Shift, AE Lock
Exposure Compensation	Still Images: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Videos: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (not available during shooting)
White Balance Control	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom, Multi-area White Balance
Built-in Flash	Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off
Flash Range	1.6 ft. – 23 ft. (W), 1.6 – 7.5 ft. (T) (50cm – 7.0m (W), (50cm – 2.3m (T))
Recycling Time	10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Shooting Modes	Auto, Hybrid Auto, P, Dual Capture, Creative Shot, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Handheld Night Scene, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, iFrame Movie
Photo Effects	My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color
Self-Timer	Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom
Wireless Control	Not Available
Continuous Shooting	Normal: Approx. TBA shots/sec. (in P mode)
Storage Media	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
File Format	Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Compression	Superfine / Fine
JPEG Compression Mode	Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG) Video: MP4 (Image: H.264; Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (Stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels Stills	16:9 – Large: 4000 x 2248; Medium 1: 2816 x 1584; Medium 2: 1920 x 1080; Small: 640 x 360 3:2 – Large: 4000 x 2664; Medium 1: 2816 x 1880; Medium 2: 2048 x 1368; Small: 640 x 424 4:3 – Large: 4000 x 3000; Medium 1: 2816 x 2112; Medium 2: 2048 x 1536; Small: 640 x 480 1:1 – Large: 2992 x 2992; Medium 1: 2112 x 2112; Medium 2: 1536 x 1536; Small: 480 x 480
Number of Recording Pixels Videos	Full HD 1920 x 1280: 30 fps (29.97) iFrame Movie 1920 x 1280: 30 fps (29.97) HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97) Miniature Effect HD 1280 x 720: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps Miniature Effect 640 x 480: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps 640 x 480: 30 fps (29.97)
Playback Modes File Stills & Videos	Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Transition Effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Slideshow (Repeat, Interval, Effect)
Playback Modes File Stills	Single, Index (6-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Resize, My Colors, Histogram, Overexposure Warning
Playback Modes File Videos	Normal Playback, Skip Backward, Previous Frame, Next Frame, Skip Forward
Erase Mode	Select Image, Select Range, Select All Images
HDMI Out	Yes
Video Out	NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video); HDMI connector (D-type)
Audio Out	Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Other	SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers
Battery	Battery Pack NB-12L
AC Adapter	AC Adapter Kit ACK-100
Shooting Capacity	Approx. 330shots Approx. 460shots in ECO Mode
Playback Time	Approx. 6hours
Operating Temperature	32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity	10-90%
Dimensions (WxHxD)	4.11 x 2.66 x 1.41″ (104.5 x 67.5 x 35.8mm)
Weight	10.2 oz (289g)