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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $449.99
Buy Used: $250.00
You Save: $199.99 (44%)
New (18) Used (13) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  401 reviews
Sales Rank: 2437
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:
 Another win from Canon July 4, 2007
108 out of 109 found this review helpful
I owned the S3 for three months - I bought it at a very reputable national retailer that had a very generous return policy. THe S3 is a wonderful camera and if you are cash strapped, you'll be hard pressed to find a better camera under $300 than the S3. However, I did look at the Canon S5 and found it worth the $200 upgrade for me. I buy cameras about every 4-5 years and I think the larger and higher resolution LCD makes the S5 a superior camera to the S3. They both take great pics and I don't particularly care that the S5 has 8 Megapixels. The best camera I ever owned was a Nikon Coolpix 950 - I'd put it's pics up against any and it was only 2.1 Megapixels. Megapixels is for marketing purposes, but after you acheive a certain level of resolution, it's pointless beyond that. Anyway, the S5 has some nice upgrades including, I think, a better battery door, better buttons - they're recessed and softer and have a better feel. Also is a metal tripod mount, hot shoe, Digic III image processing, and a larger, higher resolution LCD. The video mode allows for larger file sizes as well, which means you can record for more than 1 GB before having to start a new file. The S3 is a great camera and the S5 is the S3 with a few nice refinements. If you are one to upgrade every year or two, get the S3 - it's a great camera. If, on the other hand, you upgrade every 3-5 yearas and you want the best you can get for your money right now and you can afford another $150-$200, get the S5.
 An Impulse Buy... July 3, 2007
15 out of 28 found this review helpful
I cannot resist new gadgetry, specifically in the way of digital cameras. I bought this as a replacement to a 5mp kodak camera that I now regret having sold. There is a lot to like about this camera, make no mistake about it. I'm not keen on batteries, however. I am likewise not happy that the card slot and the battery compartment are in the same place. Another downfall is the flash. I don't like having to open it each time I need to use it. But I must say, what few pictures I've taken so far are simply wonderful. The camera is a tad heavy (no doubt thanks to the batteries). But I had to have it. I don't regret it. It was between this one and the G7. But I voted for the newest with the most powerful zoom.
 Great camera, some surprising flaws June 30, 2007
101 out of 119 found this review helpful
This camera finally has a 2.5" quality LCD. It's about time. For former models (S2, S3), the LCD is too small. To frame a picture on those models it was "point and pray" because it was hard to see what one was framing.
With the 2.5" rotating display, this has changed. The LCD is now very usable, and it significantly improves the whole experience of this camera.
The movie feature is great. The interface to start a movie -- a dedicated button -- is great. Other functions are very easy to get to quickly.
I took a video of fireworks, and it turned out great. I tested the ultra-zoom and image stabilization with the improvement to 8mp, and it's significantly better than the prior model (S3 IS).
The camera finally has a lens cap that attaches to the camera rather than just a piece of plastic that loosely covered the lens.
With all these positive changes, it's very alarming that Canon moved the SD card slot to where the batteries are, instead of a separate slot by itself in former models. This is a horrible design -- that is a weak link in the camera that is bound to break.
So, I foresee needing to replace this camera when that door inevitably breaks. If I take many pictures frequently, and want to move them from the SD card to the computer, I have to open the battery compartment each time. That could be 10-20 extra opens / a busy week of photos.
If the door breaks, then the camera is useless, or, possibly I could use two sets of rubber bands on the camera, but they would have to exert a lot of pressure.
Other than that glaring design flaw, the camera is excellent.
Update: I purchased the AC adapter (for about $50) which enables me to load the photos to the PC directly through the USB connection without having to open up the battery compartment. Moving the SD card to the battery compartment continues to be a source of frustration and is the weak spot in this camera that will almost certainly be the first part to break.
I smile after using it the first time dispite the flaws. June 26, 2007
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
The longer I use it the happier I get. Unlike the S3 this is a real update of the S series camera. So many little changes were made that you are relearning things but overall made it a better camera.
First thoughts after buying;
1) The new lens cap is even worse. It seems like it pops off a lot easier then the S3.
2) While the batteries are now easy to get in and out it is now harder to close the battery door.
3) It is now heavy on the battery side. There must be more plastic this time, making it noticeably heavy when you hold it for the first time.
4) The increased body size is enough that you will have to hold the S5 with your right hand differently form the S2 or S3.
5) The button layout is easier to reach but are soft to push. There is not sensitive so you have to push hard to get a result.
6) The menus have changed some, the ISO now comes up as a pop up menu you can go back and forth with so you do not have to cycle through the whole list to get the setting you want. Overall it is streamlined.
The camera has had a overhaul. It is much more fitting the category of a prosumer camera then the versions that came before with the hot shoe and 2.5 LCD a long awaited addition. It still holds true to being a point and shoot by being simple to use and figure out. Two of its best selling points, AA batteries and a flip LCD are still there. More few more options have been added without taking away any of the previous ones.
For S2 and S3 users who own the lens and batteries already and still want more out of their camera this is a great buy. The upgrade from the S3 is noticeable and more then the casual user will most likely make it worth the money.
For a new user to the S series the 500 dollar starting price it is probably not be the best buy for you that amount of money. Once it drops in price then it would be in the right price range. Particularity for those who want the ability to choose their own settings and do not want the hassle of owning a SLR and multiple lenses.
With the Panasonic FZ50 and Sony H9, Canon really should have done more to make the S5 standout from the competition and worth its high price tag. The S5 is now where the S series should be, features, settings and a hot shoe.
great digital camera June 23, 2007
41 out of 44 found this review helpful
In terms of digital cameras this one is very nice. Our old camera was a canon powershot S50. So we're comparing it to something 3+ years old. I took some pictures at a graduation today; the distance that the camera can take quality pictures is limited just like any other digital camera. I prefer my film camera for pictures that will be further than 15 feet away. For close up shots I think it's a very nice camera. I'm still playing around with the white-balance feature. Most of the time on auto mode, it does well, but other times the photos looks slightly washed out. This is easily fixed by setting your white-balance.
The only big flaw that I've found out so far, is that while recording a movie, you can take pictures...well the movie is interrupted to take a picture. You will be recording the movie, and when you click the button to take the picture, it stills the image, and makes a clicking sound from taking the picture. So you have a movie with pauses in it and clicking sounds for each still picture you've taken while shooting a movie. I was lead to believe that taking still images while recording, that there would be no pause in your movie. Maybe I don't know how to use this feature fully yet, or maybe it's just not possible to have non-interrupted movies and take pictures...
As with my other canon camera and reading reviews of other people with canon cameras, the exposure level sometimes needs adjusted to get quality photos. You can't adjust the exposure settings while in auto mode which my wife would like. It doesn't bother me though because I'm usually in a custom mode.
We haven't tried the hot shoe yet, but it was one of the reasons we got this camera as opposed to the S3. The face finder works great, and auto-focus seems to be very quick and accurate.
I'm sorry for my thought jumping around from feature to feature, but I tried to hit all of out points of like and dislike without being too wordy...ENJOY!
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