S95 bad picture quality

[vuminhduc]

Hi. I am no expert in photography, but really I expect a better image quality from Canon S95 in automode. it seems that there is a lot of image noise and the pictures also look not as sharp as expected. Could anyone give me some advice ? Much appreciate.
Here are some examples:

 

[Yo2020]

what were the ISO? s95 shld b great up to 400, but the smaller the better.

 

[vuminhduc]

what were the ISO? s95 shld b great up to 400, but the smaller the better.

I try changing the ISO but it does not make a difference whether it is 80 or 3200 (at least to my eye)

 

[86technie]

If you want, you can send to service centre to check .

 

[a562140]

unfortunately that shot you showed, shows nothing.

if its in the dark - there is going to be some noise for P&S camera unless you're talking about top of the range with larger sensor size and better lens.

latest s110 also should be little difference as it pretty much the same spec sensor and lens.

but you can do a lot more with the s95 if you're willing to learn...its stilla pretty good camera, take a look here:
photoSIG » Camera: Canon S95

if you feel that better equipment will help then you need to spend more e.g. canon G16, S120, or if you really can afford then the specialized camera for low light e.g. Sony RX100 or even better RX 100II which boasts much larger sensor, or the fujifilm x100s with fixed large aperture lens for example.

 

[vuminhduc]

unfortunately that shot you showed, shows nothing.

if its in the dark - there is going to be some noise for P&S camera unless you're talking about top of the range with larger sensor size and better lens.

latest s110 also should be little difference as it pretty much the same spec sensor and lens.

but you can do a lot more with the s95 if you're willing to learn...its stilla pretty good camera, take a look here:
photoSIG » Camera: Canon S95

if you feel that better equipment will help then you need to spend more e.g. canon G16, S120, or if you really can afford then the specialized camera for low light e.g. Sony RX100 or even better RX 100II which boasts much larger sensor, or the fujifilm x100s with fixed large aperture lens for example.

Thanks for the reply. I wonder if cameras that are cheaper than s95 perform better in auto mode (some people report so). Also, I think the pictures taken using s95 in automode are not very sharp. Is manual calibration a must ?

 

[Yo2020]

I try changing the ISO but it does not make a difference whether it is 80 or 3200 (at least to my eye)

please check to ensure ISO is in auto mode n the "Finest" pic quality is selected. or try to use the "P"rogram mode. or, lastly, try with the max resolution.

 

[Rashkae]

Your pictures look perfectly normal for a small-sensor compact point and shoot. If you want better quality, buy a better camera like an RX100MkII or a G1X.

 

[Yo2020]

i compare the 2 photo with my old photo taken by S90 (same engine as S95). i noted that both the horizontal n vertical resolution of my photo is 180dpi (dot per inch) whereas yours r much lower. please do check if "Finest" pic quality is selected.

 

[Rashkae]

i compare the 2 photo with my old photo taken by S90 (same engine as S95). i noted that both the horizontal n vertical resolution of my photo is 180dpi (dot per inch) whereas yours r much lower. please do check if "Finest" pic quality is selected.

That does not matter. "Finest" just means less JPEG compression, not DPI.

Please, if you do not know what you are talking about, stop talking. You are just confusing him.

 

[Yo2020]

That does not matter. "Finest" just means less JPEG compression, not DPI.
Please, if you do not know what you are talking about, stop talking. You are just confusing him.

well, i compared my S90's (n S100's) photo with his S95's. something is definitely not right. r u saying the quality of the photo taken by your S series (which model?) r like what TS has showed us?

 

[Rashkae]

well, i compared my S90's (n S100's) photo with his S95's. something is definitely not right. r u saying the quality of the photo taken by your S series (which model?) r like what TS has showed us?

I have used the S90 and S110, that's the IQ to be expected from a small compact camera.

 

[vuminhduc]

i compare the 2 photo with my old photo taken by S90 (same engine as S95). i noted that both the horizontal n vertical resolution of my photo is 180dpi (dot per inch) whereas yours r much lower. please do check if "Finest" pic quality is selected.

I checked my original pics. They are the same: 180 dpi. And I do not see where "Finest" option is

 

[faithsilence]

I checked my original pics. They are the same: 180 dpi. And I do not see where "Finest" option is

u mean u dunno u can set different image quality in ur camera?

Higher end cameras often offers RAW output, or RAW with JPG

ALL decent cameras will offer options to set: JPG Finest (lower compression, thus higher quality files) and JPG with higher compression (lower quality images)

 

[Omnia1]

I checked my original pics. They are the same: 180 dpi. ...

I don't think you need to concern yourself about the dpi value shown in the properties of your digital photo.

From what I've gathered, simply put, a 10 megapixel photo is comprised of 10 million pixels/dots. "dpi" (dots/pixels per inch) has no meaning in such a file because the concept of "per inch" has no meaning (per inch of what ?).

It is only when you print the 10 million pixels on a piece of paper that the concept of dpi comes into play. Print the 10 million pixels on a larger piece of paper and you get lower dpi (less sharp), print the 10 million pixels on a smaller piece of paper, and you get higher dpi (and a sharper photo). In other words, a digital photo does not have an inherent dpi value. You determine the dpi by the size of your prints.

So what is that dpi number that you see in your photo's properties ? This is going to sound stupid but I understand that dpi value to be simply an arbitrary value inserted by the camera manufacturer ; it has no meaning at all. If so, maybe camera manufacturers should learn to leave that field blank to prevent all this confusion .

I would be happy to be corrected on any of the above as I'm also interested to learn more about this issue. Cheers.