Matte black and tiny, Canon’s S100 looks totally unassuming. It’s also the finest camera here by some distance. In fact, we’re scratching our heads to find a single thing about it that isn’t totally brilliant.
Canon says its many years of digital sensor knowhow have been put to use in the S100. That, paired with the wide-aperture f/2.0 lens and new DIGIC 5 processor, adds up to clean, virtually noise-free images at anything up to ISO 800. Even above that, pushing towards Its ISO 6400 limit, photos remain surprisingly light on grain. It’s also a star with video, capturing razor-sharp 1080p movies at 24fps, or lower-res clips at 120 or even 240fps for ultra-slow-mo playback.


















