The Canon PowerShot S5 IS succeeds the
S3 IS with 8.0MP resolution, the same high-powered
12x optical zoom lens with built-in optical image stabilization,
enhanced movie capabilities with Face Detection AF and AE, and a hot shoe for using external flash.
The optical image stabilizer provides up to approx. 3 stops of camera shake correction in shutter speed equivalent. In addition, Auto ISO Shift allows you to raise the ISO speed (up to ISO 1600) merely by pressing the Print/Share button to record at a shutter speed that avoids the effects of camera shake.
The PowerShot S5 IS can take VGA (640 x 480 pixels)
movies at 30 fps. The MovieSnap feature enables users to capture high-resolution 8MP still images at any point during the movie without having to switch mode.
The 2.5-in. Vari-angle LCD monitor has a wide viewing angle and can be moved right or left 180 degrees and tilted forward 180 degrees toward the lens or backward 90 degrees to shoot from any position. Night Display makes for easy viewing in low-light situations.
New is a hot shoe adapter which lets you quickly and easily add one of several high-quality Canon Speedlite EX Series external flashes, including 220EX, 430EX, 580EX and 580EX II.
Shoot movies at 640x480 30fps. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed lets you transfer images fast to a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible computer.
The Canon S5 IS has full exposure flexibility and will appeal to beginner
and serious amateur photographers alike.
Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) (W)/90 cm (3.0 ft.) (T)–infinity
Macro: 10–50 cm (W) (3.9 in.–1.6 ft. (W))
Super Macro: 0–10 cm (W) (0–3.9 in. (W))
Manual focus: 10 cm (3.9 in.)–infinity (W)
Sports mode: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) (W)/4.0 m (13.1 ft.) (T)–infinity
Auto
Focus
TTL autofocus
AF lock and Manual focus are available
Focusing frame: AF (Face Detect/Center)
Shutter
Speed
15-1/3200 sec.
The shutter speed varies depending on the shooting mode.
Slow shutter speeds of 15 to 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, Special Scene (Night Scene, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Color Swap and Color Accent), Stitch Assist and Movie
Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer
Computer-controlled
Shooting
Shooting possible when connected to a computer using supplied software.
Movie Recording
pixels/Frame Rate
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP)
320 x 240 pixels (60 frames/sec., 30 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full*4 (Max. Clip Size at one time: 4 GB)*5
*4: Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512 MSH recommended).
*5: Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches 1 hour.
Light
Metering
Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash or Custom
Viewfinder
Color LCD viewfinder (Picture coverage rate 100%)
Dioptric Adjustment - 5.5 to +1.5 m-1 (dpt.)
Auto*1, High ISO Auto*1, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
*1: Camera automatically sets the optimal speed.
Storage
Media
SD memory card/SDHC memory card/MultiMediaCard
Playback Modes
Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images)/Magnified (approx. 10x max. in LCD monitor or viewfinder, forward or reverse selection through magnified images possible), Red-Eye Correction, My Category, Jump (it is possible to jump to every tenth or hundredth image, to the first image of each shooting date, to movies or to the first image in each category or folder. In index playback mode, it displays 9 images at once.), Slide Show, My Colors, Sound memos (it is possible to record and playback up to 1 min.), Movie (editing/slowmotion playback possible), Sound recorder (up to 2 hours of recording/playback of sound only)
AA-size Alkaline Batteries
- LCD Monitor On : Approx. 170 images (Based on the CIPA standard)
- LCD Monitor Off : Approx. 200 images
- Playback Time : Approx. 12 hours
AA-size NiMH Batteries NB-3AH
- LCD Monitor On : Approx. 450 images (Based on the CIPA standard)
- LCD Monitor Off : Approx. 470 images
- Playback Time : Approx. 15 hours
Test Conditions
- Shooting
Normal temperature (23±2degreeC/73degreeF±3.6degreeF), normal relative humidity (50%±20%), alternating wide angle end and telephoto end shots at 30 second intervals with the flash fired once every two shots and the camera power turned off after every tenth shot. Power is left off for a sufficient amount of time, then the power is turned back on and the testing procedure is repeated.
- Playback
Normal temperature (23degreeC±2degreeC/73degreeF±3.6degreeF), normal relative humidity (50%±20%), continuous playback at 3 seconds per image.
Included
Accessories
- Camera Body
- Lens Cap (with string)
- Memory Card
- 4 AA-size Alkaline Batteries
- Stereo Video Cable STV-250N
- Interface Cable IFC-400PCU (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed mini-B)
- CD-ROM
- Neck Strap NS-DC4
Optional
Accessories
- Speedlite EX Series: 220EX, 430EX, 580 EX II
- Tele-converter TC-DC58B (1.5x)
- Wide-converter WC-DC58A (0.75x)
- Close-up Lens 500D
- Lens Adapter Hood Set LAH-DC20
- High-Power Flash HF-DC1
Dimensions (W
x H x D)
117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7mm /
4.60 x 3.15 x 3.06 in.
Weight (Camera
body only)
Approx. 450g / 15.9 oz.
MSRP
US$
499.99 / CDN$ 690
All data is based on Canon's standard
testing methods.
Subject to change without notice.
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