Canon Powershot S5 IS (Canon Powershot S5 IS)

Member Name: kiteboy

Product:	Canon Powershot S5 IS
Date:	02/10/07 (298 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick with loads of functions and features.

Disadvantages: Fairly hard for a beginner to use.

There is a lot to like about the Canon PowerShot S5 IS, including Canon's optical image-stabilization technology, excellent metering and focusing systems, and my favorite, the flip-and-twist LCD display. 2.5 inch LCD- i used to have a 2.0, and that was big enough. Maximum sensitivity of ISO 1600, and an ISO-shift mode that lets you jack up the setting with a button press when the camera tells you the shutter speed is too slow.

The camera itself is not too big- but the larger LCD has meant it is pow 4.6 in width.

The S5 IS' performance is great. It delivers very good speed for its class. It turns on and shoots in 1.3 seconds, with a shutter lag of 0.5 and 0.8 second in bright and dim light, respectively. It can shoot consecutive single images 1.6 seconds apart, growing to a reasonable 2.1 seconds with flash enabled.

Summary: A great camera for somebody who knows waht they are doing, and trendy as well.

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