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Review summary: The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is Canon's 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 ...

Verdict: 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 ...

Review summary: Offering consumers SLR-like functionality in a more portable body, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS has a full range of Manual and Automatic exposure modes, along with 8 megapixels and an optically stabilized 12x optical zoom lens. These features, along with ...

Verdict: We perform extensive scientific testing on digital cameras in our lab to determine a camera's image and video quality. The S5's pictures and videos have excellent color accuracy; your cousin's white wedding dress will come out looking white in the ...

Review summary: Offering consumers SLR-like functionality in a more portable body, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS has a full range of Manual and Automatic exposure modes, along with 8 megapixels and an optically stabilized 12x optical zoom lens. These features, along with ...

Verdict: At $499, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is a hard sell. It's expensive and although it has some a lot to offer - accurate colors, excellent videos with stereo audio, and manual controls - the disadvantages, like the poor still image quality, can't be ...

Review summary: 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. With their stellar Movie modes and feature-laden ...

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

Review summary: 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 ...

Pros: Nicely saturated colors, Good exposure accuracy, Effective image stabilization, Excellent macro focusing up to 0 cm, Very fast startup time and focusing system, Fast and responsive

Cons: Noise visible starting at ISO 100, ISO 400 quite noisy, ISO 800 and 1600 are nearly useless, Some blurring of image corners, Small low-resolution viewfinder, Batteries slide out when memory door is opened