
With so many fully manual controls at your fingertips, top speed of f2.0, ISO 3200 and 1/1600th sec shutter speeds... this camera can handle anything. It doesn't need a flash (although it does have a good one), and it has protective overrides (safety shift) in case the settings get totally screwed up. The last time I saw Safety Shift was on my 1980's era T90 SLR.
This camera has Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and as all digital cameras should have, ISO priority, the third leg of the exposure tripod. I can see me using these priority settings exclusively. Aperture Priority when I want to stick to the f2.0 for shallow depth of field, and Shutter Priority when I don't want to go below 1/500th of a second indoors to avoid blur (works great!).
There is a ring surrounding the lens that acts as a manual settings ring. In Auto modes it defaults to Exposure Compensation (+/-), but in manual modes it can be set to ZOOM, Focus, ISO, +/-, or White Balance.
I foresee a few lunchtime walks in my future as I explore downtown with my new Canon S90.
















