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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) |