Canon PowerShot S120

Digital camera model

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PowerShot S120

Overview
Type| Digital camera
Intro price| US$449.99
Lens
Lens| 5.2–26.0 mm f/1.8–f/5.7
(35 mm equivalent:
24–120 mm f/8.3–f/26.3)
Sensor/medium
Sensor| 1/1.7" BSI-CMOS
Maximum resolution| 4000 × 3000 (12.1 megapixels)
Film speed| Auto, ISO 80–12800 (in 1/3-step increments)
Storage media| Secure Digital card
Focusing
Focus modes| Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AEl, Manual Focus, Touch Focus
Exposure/metering
Metering modes| Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Flash
Flash| 50 cm – 7 m (wide), 50 cm – 2.3 m (tele)
Shutter
Shutter| Mechanical and electronic shutter
Shutter speed range| 1/2500 – 1 sec. (Auto mode), 1/2500 to 250 sec.
Continuous shooting| Approx. 12.1 frame/s, 9.4 frame/s from 6th shot onwards
Image processing
White balance| Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom
General
LCD screen| 3.0-inch TFT color LCD with capacitive touchscreen, 640×480 pixels, 267 dpi (approx. 922,000 dots)
Battery| Canon NB-6LH Li-Ion
Optional battery packs| AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
Dimensions| 100.2 mm × 59.0 mm × 29.0 mm (W × H × D)
Weight| 217 g (7.7 oz) including battery
Made in|  Japan

Designed as the successor to the Canon PowerShot S110 in the S series of cameras, the Canon PowerShot S120 is a high-end 12.1-megapixel compact digital camera with 0.3 f/-stops wider aperture, 0.7 bits more color depth, improved continuous shooting speeds, resolved Wi-Fi sharing functionality, 60fps HD video recording, lower noise at higher ISO, better sensor, and same DIGIC6 as current G series model for greater image quality. It was announced by Canon on August 22, 2013.[1]

## Features

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* 12.1 megapixels
* JPEG (Exif 2.3) support
* Raw image file format; one of few "point and shoot" cameras to have raw formatting. (Note: Raw format is not available in Auto, Low Light, and SCN modes. Raw is available in Program, Tv (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), Manual, and Custom modes)
* ISO sensitivity 80–12800 (in ⅓-step increments) and auto (up to ISO 1600).
* Full manual control
* Customizable Control Ring to control ISO, shutter speed, aperture, focus, or exposure compensation
* Five photo aspect ratios: 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5
* Video features
* Recording Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: 1920 × 1080 (60 / 30 frame/s), 1280 × 720 (30 frame/s), 640 × 480 (30)
* Recording Miniature Effect: 1280 × 720 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s), 640 × 480 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s)
* Recording Super Slow Motion: 640 × 480 (120 frame/s), 320 × 240 (240 frame/s)
* Recording Full HD Star Time Lapse Movie: 1920 × 1080 (15 frame/s)
* Continuous shooting in P mode: ~12.1 shot/s, 9.4 shot/s from 6th shot. ~5.5 shot/s with AF and LV.
* Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
* Wi-Fi for internet connectivity or image archival

## Improvements

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* DIGIC 6 processor
* increased battery capacity (230 shots)
* nearly double the screen resolution to 640×480 pixels (267 dpi, VGA resolution) - the first for a PowerShot S-series ultra-compact.
* ECO mode turns off the LCD display much sooner to help conserve battery power.

## Disadvantages

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* S120 is 9% larger than the S110
* S120 is 10% thicker than the S110
* S120 is 19 grams heavier than the S110

## Successor

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Canon announced the G9X as a follow-up camera to the Canon S series that is capable to compete with Sony's RX100 series compact camera. The camera was announced on October 13, 2015.[2]

## Sample photos

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* Camera-applied "Super vivid" effect on a landscape

* View of the ocean

## References

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1. ^ "Canon PowerShot S120: Digital Photography Review". Dpreview.com. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
2. ^ "Canon G9X Announced - Features 1 inch Sensor and Ultra Compact Body". 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-30.

## External links

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* Support, specifications at Usa.canon.com
* Canon-europe.com - Support, specifications
* Cameralabs.com

Preceded by

S110

|  Canon Powershot Compact S series
August 2013 - February 2014  | Succeeded by

S200

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*[fps]: frames per second