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Canon PowerShot S5 IS

  • Manufacturer: Canon USA
  • Part Number:2077B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 4.6 in
  • Depth 3.1 in
  • Height 3.1 in
  • Weight 15.9 oz

Main Features

  • Resolution 8 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
  • 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
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard 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

Camera Flash

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
  • Focal Length 6 mm - 72 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • 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 group(s) / 11 element(s)
  • Lens Manufacturer Canon
  • Features UD glass , Aspherical lens , Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

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

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type LCD
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color
  • Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.33 in
  • Viewfinder 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
  • Display Form Factor Rotating
  • Display Format 207,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Operation 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

Software

  • Software Canon ImageBrowser , Drivers & Utilities , Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows ME , MS Windows XP , MS Windows 2000 , MS Windows 98 SE , Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3
  • Peripheral Devices USB port , CD-ROM drive , SVGA monitor

Miscellaneous

  • Carrying Case None
  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Lens cap , Neck strap
  • Cables Included 1 , 1 x A/V cable , USB cable

Power

  • Power Device None

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

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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