Canon PowerShot S5 IS Reviews
- OK
Posted on Mar 15, 2009
Reviews: 1
Pros: Good to have the usual digital camera features and such a large zoom all in one camera.
Excellent colour replacement and colour highlight features that work well without the need for Photoshop.
Excellent colour replacement and colour highlight features that work well without the need for Photoshop.
Cons: 400ISO VERY grainy, and in two seperate S5ISs this has been the case. Best to skip from 200ISO to 800ISO.
Long exposures take long time to process before able to view them - so if I take a 15sec exposure, it takes 15 secs to process it before appearing on the screen. A 10 sec takes 10 secs to process, and so on.
Also focusing on subjects can be tricky - example a grasshopper on a blade of grass - the camera struggled to focus on the grasshopper, took a lot of fiddling and moving different distances and zooming to get it to stop focusing on everything else around it.
Long exposures take long time to process before able to view them - so if I take a 15sec exposure, it takes 15 secs to process it before appearing on the screen. A 10 sec takes 10 secs to process, and so on.
Also focusing on subjects can be tricky - example a grasshopper on a blade of grass - the camera struggled to focus on the grasshopper, took a lot of fiddling and moving different distances and zooming to get it to stop focusing on everything else around it.
Overall: Good but not great. I would be hesitant to try the new S1IS after my experiences with this one. I think once you get used to this one and get frustrated by it's weaknesses, it's time to move onto DSLR.
- Good
Posted on Feb 26, 2009
Reviews: 5
Pros: great photos
Cons: could have 5+ frames per sec (only shoots at 1.5 fps) similar cameras in this field have much higher count.
find the rechargeable batteries a bit of a pain. and a extra cost
find the rechargeable batteries a bit of a pain. and a extra cost
Overall: great all round camera. takes very nice photos (as most canons do) a sound camera. gets my vote looks the goods!
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Model:
PowerShot S5 IS
Equipped to handle a wide variety of scenes from sports events to landscapes, the PowerShot S5 IS offers creative functionality in conjunction with a powerful Canon 12x optical zoom lens and full motion movie shooting. With a 35mm equivalent focal length of 36-432mm, Optical Image Stabilizer and USM technologies work in conjunction with an ergonomic design to support razor sharp, shake free long distance still and video shooting.
Features:
- 8.0 Megapixels
- Canon 12x optical zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer.
- High speed, silent zooming operation with ultrasonic motor (USM) drive
- Super fast DiG!C III Imaging Processor with ISO 1600
- Canon Face Detect Technology with Auto Focus (AF), Auto Exposure (AE) and Flash Exposure (FE)
- 2.5" wide view vari-angle LCD screen for versatile shooting and crystal clear image review
- Accessory shoe for Canon Speedlite EX series flashes
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