If you are looking for a pocket camera that has pictures of a quality reasonably high, lets you control the aperture and focus and shoot in RAW format, that is. I bought mine as an upgrade from the anterior chamber of a small but versatile, a Canon Powershot S70.
The PowerShot S95 was introduced in August 2010 as a slight upgrade from the S90, which was widely praised for its image quality and excellent interface, but criticized for being difficult to handle ("like a bar of soap in the shower") and control dial for easily made. The ruling sets S95 and add a couple of other features in a package that fits in the pocket of your jeans (if not super hard). The case is metal, and while there grab bars in the body is not slippery at all. It seems to be covered with super fine sandpaper (1000 or 1500 as cereals, for those who know it sounds).
The second main complaint of the S-90 was the ring selection function in the back moved easily. The ring at the S-95 has a slight click when you move it, and does not move unless you want it.
There are a couple of other cameras in this class, including the Panasonic LX-3 and LX-5 and Samsung TL500. They allow you to control camera functions, and how the S95, which has 10 MP sensors that are almost two times larger than an ordinary pocket camera, so that the pixels on the sensor are higher. Allowing them to capture light more efficiently, reducing the digital "noise" when shooting in low light. The picture quality is noticeably better than the images of a typical pocket camera. You can do an 8 x 10 or maybe 11x14 enlargement, despite a DSLR will be much better for larger prints. They also have f/2.0 lenses in wide angle position, but the opening closes as soon becomes
Canon has two advantages over the Panasonic LX-3 and LX-5. First, you can actually put in your pocket or belt if not greater than using a cell phone. Second, the interface is a brilliant rethinking of how a small camera with a full set of controls should work. Not much room for the small buttons on the surface, but you have to go to a multi-level menu on the LCD, and adjustments, including changing fast and intuitive.
For example, a ring around the lens that you can easily grip to control the zoom or shutter speed or aperture, the changes in ISO, or focus manually. Select what you want by pressing a button on the top, and if you look at the LCD you can see what is programmed. There is a jog wheel on the back of other functions, and when you move, a clear set of options appears on the screen. The options are appropriate for the context, to change depending on whether the camera is configured to control the opening, "schedule" of control, etc.
The two Panasonics have the same sensor as the equivalent Canon, but offer a slightly wider lens (24 mm x 28 for the S95). The LX-3 has a great short telephoto - only 60 mm. The LX-5, which was introduced a couple of weeks before the S95 features a 90 mm telephoto lens and optical viewfinder you can buy a add-on. He also has a flash shoe and flash pop-up, although you can buy a dedicated flash add-on to the S-95 to complete the pop-up flash The LX-5 is 25% more expensive than the Canon S95 (and 60% more with the optional display) and at the same time that fits in a jacket pocket, you can not get into a pants pocket.
If you want a truly pocket-sized camera that offers good image quality and full control over the picture, the S95 is an excellent choice.
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