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Storage media: MultiMedia Card, Optical zoom: 12x, Sensor resolution: 8 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Electronic viewfinder, Weight: 450g, Digital zoom: 4x ...
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Review summary: alaTest has collected and analysed 724 reviews of Canon PowerShot S5 IS from international magazines and websites.
Verdict: The average review rating is 8.25/10. Comparing these reviews to 275830 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 96/100 (or 9.6 out of 10) = Excellent Quality.
Read Full ReviewReview summary: An articulable LCD, great image stabilization, and top-quality photos add up to a great megazoom.
Read Full ReviewReview summary: An articulable LCD, great image stabilization, and top-quality photos add up to a great megazoom.
Pros: Sturdy and fully adjustable LCD screen, Top-notch image stabilization
Cons: Poor manual focus, No RAW-format support
Verdict: Despite a handy function menu for the most commonly used options, the S5 IS has an overabundance of hey-let's-just-throw-it-in features that can clog menus (a wolf-howl sound effect for the self-timer? Really?). This feels indicative of the uneasy balance
Read Full ReviewReview summary: Canon's PowerShot S5 IS remains one of the best super-zoom digital cameras on the market. It sports a decent 12x range with optical stabilisation, a useful flip-out and twist screen, a decent degree of manual control and impressively, a flash hotshoe. Som
Pros: 12x optical zoom with IS., Fully articulated 2.5in screen., Manual control and flash hotshoe., Optical zoom and stereo sound in movies.,
Cons: Noise visible throughout ISO range., Fringing on high contrast subjects., Widest-angle 'only' 36mm., No RAW recording facility.
Verdict: 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 around on
Read Full ReviewReview summary: The sturdily built Canon PowerShot S5 IS is what is commonly known as a 'bridge' camera - so called because it forms a bridge between a point-and-shoot compact and a digital SLR.
Verdict: With a little care and attention, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS delivers the goods. It has a 12x zoom, a flip and twist screen, and is fast, intuitive, light and compact. Unfortunately, you get image noise on shots taken above ISO400, plus occasional pixel fr
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