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The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is a good stepping stone between a basic point-and-shoot digital camera and a D-SLR camera. With a wide range of features, it can easily meet most photography needs. OverviewRating If you’re looking for a camera that can se...
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Its the oldest megazoom camera in this roundup, but its hardly a dinosaur. Canons $400 PowerShot S5 IS, released In May 2007, represented the companys latest foray into the advanced, high-zoom digital camera market. Like its 2008 competitors, it h...
Sturdy and fully adjustable LCD screen, Topnotch image stabilization...
Poor manual focus, No RAW support...
An articulable LCD, great image stabilization, and top-quality photos add up to a great megazoom...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated:
2011-08-10 01:55:46
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Megapixels: 8.3 total, 8.0 effective; Image sensor: 1/2.5-inch CCD; Optical zoom: 12X; Focal length: 6mm to 72mm, f/2.7 to f/3.5 (equivalent to 36mm to 432m on a 35mm film camera); Focusing range: 1.6 feet to infinity (wide), 3 feet to infinity (teleph...
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The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is an 8 Megapixel super-zoom camera with a 12x optically-stabilised lens and a 2.5in flip-out screen. Announced in May 2007, it’s the successor to the popular PowerShot S3 IS, and has since become a best-seller. The large n...
12x optical zoom with IS, Fully articulated 2.5in screen, Manual control and flash hotshoe, Optical zoom and stereo sound in movies.
Noise visible throughout ISO range, Fringing on high contrast subjects, Widest-angle ‘only’ 36mm, No RAW recording facility.
The PowerShot S5 IS is certainly a powerful super-zoom camera with some neat features. The 12x range gives you decent coverage, the stabilisation is effective, the flip-out screen allows for unusual angles, the movie options are some of the best aroun...
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smartcomputing.com Updated:
2011-08-10 01:55:47
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS Canon’s PowerShot S5 IS is a great camera at a tremendous price. This camera’s most impressive feature is its 12X optical zoom lens, which lets you take close photos, even when you’re considerably far away from your...
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The S3 IS superzoom may have long been discontinued by Canon, but its still a pretty hot seller in the local market here. Now with Canon skipping the sequence and releasing the S5 IS, the question arises – is it good enough to take over the mar...
Good build, Fast speeds, Good video mode...
Heavy, Noisy image sensor mars overall image quality...
The S3 IS superzoom may have long been discontinued by Canon, but its still a pretty hot seller in the local market here. Now with Canon skipping the sequence and releasing the S5 IS, the question arises – is it good enough to take over the mar...
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Despite a decline in the sales of bridge cameras, a few manufacturers are still updating and replacing their lines with new models. Canon is continuing to keep the faith with the arrival of the S5 IS. It may cost the same as an entry lev...
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The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is Canons top-of-the-range ultra-zoom compact camera, with an image-stabilized 12x optical zoom lens offering a focal range of 36-432mm, fast aperture range of f/2.7 – f/3.5 and an Ultrasonic Motor for silent auto-focusing...
In terms of features and handling the more you play with the Canon PowerShot S5 IS, the more you find to like about it, which means that it requires a period of familiarization. Although certain aspects of the control layout might appear slightly comp...
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If you're looking for a good super-zoom camera - that is, one with a zoom lens capable of more than 10x magnification - your choice is fairly limited, but that doesn't mean it's an easy decision. There are a couple of models that are worth avoiding, such...
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Neocamera.com Updated:
2011-08-10 01:55:48
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The Canon Powershot S5 IS is a good ultra-zoom digital camera with some small improvements over its predecessor, the Powershot S3 IS. It is a very capable camera with full manual controls, a good super-macro mode and a truly superb movie mode. The big...
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The enduring popularity of Canons big zoom range began on the day the original PowerShot S1 IS was announced back at the start of 2004, heralding a return to a sector of the market many believed the photo giant had abandoned when the Pro 90 IS was...
Excellent resolution, good detail at lower ISOs (though output a little soft), Good color, good exposure, generally accurate focus gives a high hit rate even in auto mode, Huge photographic versatility with 36-432mm lens and super macro mode, Image stabil...
Noise and noise reduction effects visible at anything over ISO 100, ISO 800 and 1600 very noisy and of limited use, Wider wideangle would be nice, SD card slot now in battery compartment - battery cover awkward to open and close, Barely any image quality...
Although it represents a more significant upgrade than the S3 IS was over the S2 IS, the S5 IS doesnt really see Canon breaking much new ground. Of course that isnt such a terrible thing; this has been a hugely successful series of cameras - for mos...
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Powered by Canon’s DIGIC III image processor, Face Detection Technology improves focus, exposure and flash output for people shots while the new Red-Eye Correction feature effectively solves red-eye problems in captured photos. An increased sensitiv...
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The replaces the S3 IS in the line, and boasts a full mix of features: an 8 megapixel sensor and 12X optical zoom lens that provides a 36 to 432mm focal length range (35mm equivalent); optical image stabilization and an ISO range up to 1600; a DIGI...
Canon Powershot S5 IS Review BY: J. Keenan, DigitalCameraReview.com Contributor PUBLISHED: 7/13/2007 Canon Powershot S5 IS Review Article ContentsCanon Powershot S5 IS Review Image Gallery The Canon PowerShot S5 IS replaces the S3 IS in the Canon line...
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Canon recently introduced the successor to the Canon Powershot S3 IS in early 2007. This new model is the Canon Powershot S5 IS, and fans of the S3 will surely enjoy the S5 seeing that the S5 has only minor changes and upgrades. Unfortunately thats a...
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The Canon PowerShot S5 IS ($499) is the follow-up to the incredibly popular PowerShot S3, which was introduced in February of last year. The S5 takes an already excellent camera and improves up on it, adding these new features: 8 Megapixel CCD (v...
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Megapixel.net Updated:
2011-08-10 01:55:49
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The PowerShot S5 IS retains the overall look of its predecessors, receiving only minor exterior modifications. The body is made of a strong polycarbonate, and only the shell of the monitor and the ring around the zooms lens barrel are metallic. Above...
Very good image quality, Very good colour rendition, Reliable Evaluative metering, Stabilized 12X zoom, Excellent controls, Complete range of modes, Hinged 25inch LCD monitor, Fast to use...
Average sharpness with wide angle images, No RAW format, Location of the memory card impractical, as the batteries slide out when the card is accessed...
The Canon PowerShot S5 IS embodies most of the qualities that were expected from the S3 IS when it was released. The S5 IS continues with the stabilized 12X zoom of previous models, but adds an 8-megapixel CCD, while its hinged monitor increases in siz...
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Canon Powershot S5 IS Review By Tim Penner As long as major players, such as Canon, continue to transfer the expertise and technology they develop in high-end products into the digicam market, it will remain lively and competitive. The newly released P...
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DPInterface Canon PowerShot S3 IS ReviewBrad Soo - June 10th, 2006 When the Canon PowerShot S2 IS came out, it was one of the most anticipated cameras of 2005. This year, Canon decided to throw in only some marginal upgrades to the S3 IS. Those change...
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The Canon Powershot S5 IS is Canons latest "superzoom" digicam and presumably will replace the Powershot S3 IS. It appears to use the same lens, an image stabilized zoom equivalent to 36-432mm in 35mm equivalent terms. However the pixel count has ri...
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