Canon PowerShot S120


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 -stops wider aperture, 0.7 bits more color depth, improved continuous shooting speeds, resolved Wi-Fi sharing functionality, 60 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.

Features

Improvements

  • DIGIC 6 processor
  • increased battery capacity
  • nearly double the screen resolution to 640×480 pixels - the first for a PowerShot S-series ultra-compact.
  • ECO mode turns off the LCD display much sooner to help conserve battery power.

Disadvantages

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

Successor

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.