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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
hide (x)Specifications
- Manufacturer:
- Canon USA, Inc.
- Part number:
- 2077B001
General
- Product Type
- Digital camera - Compact
- Weight
- 15.9 oz
- Width
- 4.6 in
- Depth
- 3.1 in
- Height
- 3.1 in
Main Features
- Resolution
- 8 megapixels
- Image stabilizer feature
- Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Sensor resolution
- 8 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type
- CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution
- 8,000,000 pixels
- Total Pixels
- 8,300,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size
- 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity
- ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom
- 4 x
- Shooting Modes
- Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs
- Snow, Beach, Macro, Indoor, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
- Special effects
- My Colors, Color Swap, Color Accent
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/3200 sec
- Min Shutter Speed
- 15 sec
- Exposure Metering
- Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes
- Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing
- 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance
- Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets
- Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
- Digital video format
- AVI
- Still Image Format
- JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed
- 0.9 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second
- Remote control
- None
- Color support
- Color
- Image Stabilizer
- Optical
- Remote Control
- None
- TV Tuner
- None
- Video Capture
- AVI - 640 x 480 - 13 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 19 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 34 sec - With 32MB card
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory
- 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive
- None
- 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
- Flash memory
- 32 MB - SD Memory Card
- Supported Flash Memory
- MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Lens System
- Type
- Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
- Focal Length
- 6 mm - 72 mm
- Lens Construction
- 9 group(s) / 11 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer
- Canon
Additional Features
- Self Timer
- Yes
- Self Timer Delay
- 2 sec, 10 sec
- Flash Terminal
- Hot shoe
- Additional Features
- AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, MOTION PRINT, Auto ISO shift, Face detection, Audio recording, Auto power save, Built-in speaker, Focus bracketing, Histogram display, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection, Takes photos while movie recording
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range
- 1.6 ft - 17 ft
- Type
- Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes
- Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction
- Yes
- Effective flash range
- 1.6 ft - 17 ft
- Features
- AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type
- LCD
- Color support
- Color
- Diagonal size (inches)
- 0.33 in
- Resolution
- 115,000 pixels
- Field Coverage
- 100%
- Dioptric Correction Range
- -5.5 to +1.5
Display
- Type
- LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Mounting
- Rotating
- Resolution
- 207,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type
- None
Microphone
- Type
- Microphone - Built-in
- Mode
- Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type
- 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s)
- 1 x SD Memory Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus
- TTL contrast detection
- Type
- Zoom lens
- Focal length
- 6 mm - 72 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
- 36 - 432 mm
- Focus adjustment
- Manual, Automatic
- Min Focus Range
- 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range
- 0-50cm
- Lens Aperture
- F/2.7-3.5
- Optical Zoom
- 12 x
- Zoom Adjustment
- Motorized drive
- Lens construction
- 9 : 11
- Features
- UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case
- None
- Cables Included
- 1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable
- Included Accessories
- Lens cap, Neck strap
- Min Operating Temperature
- 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature
- 104 °F
Power
- Power Device
- None
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating system
- MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3
- Peripherals
- USB port, CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor
Battery
- Supported Battery
- 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )
Software
- Type
- Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information
- All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time
- 2.1
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical
- 1.6
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright
- 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim
- 0.8
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed
- 1.6
- CNET Labs Wake up time
- 1.3
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