Canon PowerShot S5 IS specs

General

• Packaged Quantity 1
• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Resolution 8 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
• Optical Zoom 12 x
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Image Processor DIGIC III
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Image Recording Format JPEG
• AV Interfaces Composite video/audio

Exposure & White Balance

• Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
  ISO 800,
  ISO 100,
  ISO 200,
  ISO 80,
  ISO 400,
  ISO auto
• Exposure Metering Spot AF area,
  Evaluative,
  Center-weighted,
  Spot
• Exposure Modes Program,
  Automatic,
  Shutter-priority,
  Manual,
  Aperture-priority
• Shooting Programs Snow,
  Night snapshot,
  Beach,
  Sports mode,
  Stitch assist,
  Aquarium,
  Indoor,
  Foliage,
  Night scene,
  Fireworks,
  Macro,
  Portrait mode,
  Landscape
• Special Effects My Colors,
  Color Accent,
  Color Swap
• White Balance Automatic,
  Presets,
  Custom
• White Balance Presets Daylight,
  Tungsten light,
  Fluorescent,
  Cloudy,
  Fluorescent light (daylight),
  Flash
• 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

Lens System

• Type Canon,
  12 x x Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual,
  Automatic
• Min Focus Range 19.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 0 in - 19.7 in
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
• Features Aspherical lens,
  Ultrasonic Motor (USM),
  UD glass

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Pop-up flash
• Flash Modes Rear curtain sync,
  Fill-in mode,
  Slow synchro,
  Auto mode,
  Flash OFF mode,
  Red-eye reduction
• Features Flash +/- compensation,
  AF illuminator
• Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 17 ft

Additional Features

• Continuous Shooting Speed 0.9 frames per second,
  1.5 frames per second
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
  10 sec
• Flash Terminal Hot shoe
• Additional Features Digital image rotation,
  Display brightness control,
  In-camera red-eye fix,
  MOTION PRINT,
  Audio recording,
  16:9 widescreen mode,
  Auto ISO shift,
  AF lock,
  DPOF support,
  Face detection,
  RGB primary color filter,
  Digital tele-converter,
  FE lock,
  Built-in speaker,
  AE lock,
  Auto power save,
  Digital noise reduction,
  Histogram display,
  Camera orientation detection,
  Focus bracketing,
  PictBridge support,
  Takes photos while movie recording,
  USB 2.0 compatibility,
  Direct print

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 2.5 in LCD display
• Display Features Rotating

Microphone

• Microphone Operation Mode Stereo

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB,
  1 x Composite video/audio output,
  1 x DC power input

Software

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

System Requirements for PC Connection

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

Miscellaneous

• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories USB cable,
  Lens cap,
  Neck strap,
  Audio / video cable

Battery

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

Memory / Storage

• Memory Card Slot SD card
• Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
  MultiMediaCard,
  SD Memory Card
• Included Memory Card 32 MB SD Memory Card
• Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 11 VA - With 32MB card,
  Fine JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 18 VA - With 32MB card,
  Normal JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 39 VA - With 32MB card,
  Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 8 VA - With 32MB card,
  Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 14 VA - With 32MB card,
  Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 29 VA - With 32MB card,
  Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 11 VA - With 32MB card,
  Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 20 VA - With 32MB card,
  Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 41 VA - With 32MB card,
  Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 18 VA - With 32MB card,
  Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 32 VA - With 32MB card,
  Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 64 VA - With 32MB card,
  Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 29 VA - With 32MB card,
  Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 52 VA - With 32MB card,
  Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 99 VA - With 32MB card,
  Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 111 VA - With 32MB card,
  Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 171 VA - With 32MB card,
  Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 270 VA - With 32MB card
• 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

Dimensions & Weight

• Width 4.6 in
• Depth 3.1 in
• Height 3.1 in
• Weight 15.9 oz

Environmental Parameters

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

Main Features

• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our <ref type="link" url="http://reviews.cnet.com/Labs/4520-6603 7-1014358-1.html">labs information page</ref> 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