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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $449.99
Buy Used: $255.00
You Save: $194.99 (43%)
New (15) Used (12) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  401 reviews
Sales Rank: 1979
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 12
Display Size: 2.5
Battery: 4 AA
Maximum Focal Length: 72
Minimum Focal Length: 6
Maximum Resolution: 8
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 3.1 x 4.6 x 3.2
MPN: S5
Model: S5
UPC: 013803079616
EAN: 0013803079616
ASIN: B000Q3043Y
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Love My S5 August 12, 2007
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
I use this camera as a secondary to my Canon 5D.. when I have the wrong lens on and need something quick.. or want to go out and not carry a lot of weight.
I have been getting great results with in.. not only for macro and flower pictures but also for Landscapes. I have not had the chance to take many people pictures.. so I cannot comment on that area.
I do find the auto focus sometimes wants to focus on something other than what I want it to focus on. But have found if I am patient... I can get it to see what I am seeing. (This is the reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5)
For the money and the zoom range, it is well worth the money.
 Sweetest of the Mega-Zooms August 9, 2007
149 out of 151 found this review helpful
Is anyone else as flummoxed by the negative consumer and expert reviews of this camera as I am? If I were paranoid, I'd think a conspiracy existed to drive down the cost of this remarkable camera.
The range of controls is very broad, their setup is intuitive, and the camera's performance is exemplary. Not only am I pleased with how the camera handles and what it will do, but I'm WAY pleased with the images it produces. I've had my camera for a week now; I've played with all the shooting modes and have taken pictures in all sorts of lighting. As long as the camera is set correctly for the shot, images are consistently superb. The ones that have been anything less than stellar were caused by my own hastiness or error.
Movies also are awesome, and stereo sound is a huge plus.
Maybe I just lucked out and got a good copy. Maybe it isn't really the fantastic piece of photographic wizardry I believe it is. But I am a long-in-the-tooth advanced amateur with perfectionistic tendencies. And in my estimation the S5 IS is an amazing tool.
Minor issues inherent in a camera of this sensor size and lens zoom range do exist. According to the many expert camera reviews, there presently is not a mega-zoom on the market that is completely free of chromatic aberration and some noise at higher ISOs. If you're planning to print poster-sized images, get a 35mm digital SLR and some very expensive lenses--you'll be pleased with nothing less. But if you're looking for a go-anywhere camera that bridges the gap between that big D-SLR and the teensy little super-compact in your photo bag, if most of your prints are average size, and you do the majority of your viewing on a computer, look no further. You can't go wrong with the S5 IS.
PS. Oh, yeah, one more thing. It's just plain FUN!
 Could have been great but... August 9, 2007
31 out of 46 found this review helpful
I love the swivel LCD's that Canon uses and the features on the camera were really good..but there were enough drawbacks that I sent it back.What finally convinced me to send it back, was that it wouldn't Focus in Macro mode, many times it would be in focus when I let go of the button, but not when it was pressed half way...problem with software??? But it would focus in SuperMacro. and when I contacted Canon support, they replied as if I didn't know what I was doing...I upgrade cameras about once per year. I have SLR's for serious work, but these kind are the type I cary around with me all the time. The other complaints I had with the camera was that the battery compartment was so large that you had to remove your tripod quick release attachment to change them out or to get to the memory card ( I transfer pictures out of the camera to the PC because it's much faster) and when you opened the compartment, the batteries would fall out, the cover was hard to close and looked like it was going to fail too quickly. Also the lens cover was affixed to the body instead of the lens that comes out, so they had to make the latch really loose to keep from damaging the camera if you forgot to remove the lens cover before turning the camera on, you barely touch it and it comes off! Now It looks like I'm going to have to settle for a Panasonic FZ18 (it doesn't have a swivel LCD!)
Doug White from Denver August 7, 2007
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is the third "S" series I have owned (had the S2 & S3). So far it's great. Facial recognition software is working as advertised. It's terrific for close up shots, but I really love the larger viewing screen. The hot shoe is a perfect edition, because I also use a DSLR and have a Canon 580 Ex II Flash that will work on it. On a recent trip to Southern Colorado, I discovered an important oversight. I was shooting wildlife, but had set the image stabilizer on "continuous" instead of "Shooting". It made a major difference. Set it only to work when the shutter button is focused half way, so you will get better long range stability. I agree fully with other reviews about the newly designed battery/memory card door. It is stupid and difficult to close, and probably will break. It's a real design flaw. I am really glad to be able to use 4 gig and higher cards now. I use these cameras for video at times, and the larger card handles the load (FYI, video eats memory like crazy). Also, the S5 has two extra megapixels (8) for better resolution whereas the S3 has only 6. And finally, it's a great camera to pack around when you don't want to take the higher end stuff along. All in all, I am very pleased with the upgrade but knocked it to 4 stars because of the battery door. So, how do you move up to the next "S" model every year? Simple. Just find a friend who needs/wants a great/new camera, and sell it to them for less than they can buy it new. Then you can buy the new one for a few bucks more. Your friend will get a terrific camera and you will too. It's a win-win for everybody. Of course they will want you to help them with it, but so what. And they will love you for helping them with it.
Very nice photos! August 7, 2007
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Results are very good, have good manual controls, excellent supermacro feature, however batteries don't get nothing close to 400 photos, the maximum i have been able to shot without replacing the batteries has been 200 photos. There is a thing i don't like, it is shooting with ISO more than 400, there is too much noise for me.
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