Canon PowerShot S5 IS

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(31 reviews)

Price Range: $330 to $358

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Bizrate User Review.

Nice above-entry level camera

by sullishopper , Jul. 7, 2008

Comments:
Takes great pictures; has lots of automatic and manual features that allow for great picture taking.

QuickTake:

Pros: great zoom; nice video features

Cons: price; low burst rate

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 10 Week(s)

Bizrate User Review.

The picture quality is excellent

by forgeabc , May 30, 2008

Comments:
Although the Canon Digital IXUS 75 doesn't have many whistles and bells, the large screen and smart styling easily make up for what is by today's standards an undistinguished spec sheet. Above all, picture quality is excellent for this size of compact

QuickTake:

Pros: The picture quality is excellent

Cons: you to take multiple photos in succession

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 5 Week(s)

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Review: Canon PowerShot S5 IS

by Lori Grunin, CNET.com

Comments:
Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors....

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QuickTake:

Pros: Tons of manual and automatic features; well-laid-out controls; solid body; nice LCD display.

Cons: Lens aberrations and vignetting; some processing artifacts; lacks raw file support; redesigned lens cap still pops off too easily.

cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Review - Digital Cameras

by Lori Grunin

Comments:
Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors....

Read full review at cnet.com.au

QuickTake:

Pros: Tons of manual and automatic features, Well-laid-out controls, Solid body, Nice LCD display

Cons: Lens aberrations and vignetting, Some processing artifacts, Lacks raw file support, Redesigned lens cap still pops off too easily

digitalcamerainfo.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Digital Camera Review

by Emily Raymond

Comments:
The Canon PowerShot S-series digital cameras not only hold a comfortable position in the ultra-zoom market with their 12x optically stabilized zoom lenses, but are also known as excellent hybrid models....

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QuickTake:

Pros: Great videos, Sturdy body, Rotating LCD, Accurate colors and white balance, Optical image stabilization, Wide f/2.7 aperture

Cons: High noise levels above ISO 200, Significant chromatic aberration, Limited dynamic range, Heavy, Finicky multi-selector, Grainy viewfinder, Slow 1.5 fps Burst mode, High $499 price

imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Digital Camera - Full Review

by Online Shopper

Comments:
The 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot S5 IS digital camera is a moderate update to its very popular predecessor, the Canon S3 IS. The Canon S5 IS maintains many of the S3's strong points, including an image-stabilized 12x optical zoom lens (36mm-432mm/35mm equi...

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QuickTake:

Pros: Loaded with advanced, easy-to-use features, Efficient control layout, Easy access to settings, 12x image stabilized optical zoom lens, Hot shoe for external flash, Extensive fine-tuning options, including skin tones and individual Red, Green, Blue colors,

Cons: Image noise visible at ISO 200 and above, Noise suppression in shadows softens details, Chromatic aberration, No RAW mode

imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Digital Camera - Full Review - The Imaging Resource!

by Theano Nikitas

Comments:
The latest model in Canon's popular line of image-stabilized superzoom cameras, the 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot S5 IS is similar to its predecessor, the 6-megapixel PowerShot S3 IS (Canon skipped a number so there's no S4). Both have an image-stabilized 1...

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digitalreview.ca Professional Review.

Canon Powershot S5IS with 12x Optical Zoom First Look

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Canon has today announced the Canon Powershot S5 IS with 12x optical zoom, the replacement to the popular 6.0 megapixel Canon Powershot S3 IS. The Canon PowerShot S5 IS features include: 8.0 megapixels of resolution, DIGIC III Image Processor, 12x optical...

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thinkcamera.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

by Online Shopper

Comments:
IS, USM, UD... lots of stuff, see what that means and what you'll get from the new Canon PowerShot S5......

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zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

by Online Shopper

Comments:
The Samsung Digimax S800 has tons of controls for its price range, but confusing menus and poor image quality outweigh these advantages

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QuickTake:

Pros: Manual exposure control; RGB intensity controls; relatively low price.

Cons: Confusing menus; no aperture- or shutter-priority mode; exposure adjustments in 1/2-stop instead of 1/3-stop increments reduce degree of control.