Canon PowerShot S5 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
1600

Sensor Resolution
8.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
12x

Display
2.5" LCD display

Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor processor lens focusing viewfinder exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	8 cm
Width	11.7 cm
Depth	7.8 cm
Weight	450 g
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	12x

SENSOR Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Sensor Resolution	8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	8,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.5"
Image Stabiliser	Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Image Processor	DIGIC III

LENS Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Type	Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 6 - 72 mm - f/2.7-3.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	36 - 432mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	50 cm
Macro Focus Range	0-50cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	9 groups / 11 elements
Features	UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens

FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Face Detection	Yes

VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Viewfinder Type	Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support	Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size	0.33"
Viewfinder Resolution	115,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage	100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range	-5.5 to +1.5

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S5 IS

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes	Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, macro, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects	Colour Accent, Colour Swap, My Colours
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed	1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed	15 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	3 steps in 1/3 EV step

DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Type	2.5" LCD display
Display Format	207,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Rotating
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Camera Flash	Pop-up flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Features	AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range	0.5 m - 5.2 m

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Digital Video Format	AVI
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo

MEMORY Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card	32 MB SD
Image Storage	Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1832: 11 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 3264 x 1832: 18 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 3264 x 1832: 39 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 8 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 14 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448: 29 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 20 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 41 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 18 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 64 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 29 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 52 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 99 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 111 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 171 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 270 - with 32MB card
Video Capture	AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 13 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps - 19 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 34 sec - with 32MB card

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Battery Type	AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details	4 x AA alkaline battery (included)

CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, MOTION PRINT, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal	Hot shoe
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output DC power input

FEATURES Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	1.5 frames per second, 0.9 frames per second
Additional Features	Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye fix, takes photos while film recording, digital tele-converter

OTHERS Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Included Accessories	Lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C