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Canon PowerShot S5 IS comparison

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Price $815.44 $349.95 to $469.95 $247.00 to $279.99 $2,599.95 $9.95 to $599.99
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Release date June 15, 2007 October 15, 2008 April 01, 2009 November 28, 2007 March 15, 2009
The Bottom Line Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors. A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor and provides an attractive option for megazoom shooters. If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera. Visibly better photo quality and slightly improved performance make the Nikon D300 a significant upgrade over the D200 and an excellent all-around choice. A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can't get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS.
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Features
Lens apertureF/2.7-3.5
F/2.8-5.7
F/3.5-4.4
F/3.5-5.6
F/2.8-5.7
Equivalent 35mm focal length36 - 432 mm
28 - 560 mm
38 - 380 mm
27 - 300 mm
28 - 560 mm
Optical zoom12 x
20 x
10 x
11.1 x
20 x
Light sensitivityISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO auto
ISO 200-3200
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
Display (projector) technologyTFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity32 MB
Info unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailable
Video input typeDigital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factorSD Memory Card
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Digital zoom4 x
4 x
2 x
Info unavailable4 x
Battery technologyLithium ion
Info unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailableAlkaline
Nickel metal hydride
Weight15.9 oz
1.2 lbs
9.8 oz
1.8 lbs
1.3 lbs
Effective sensor resolution8,000,000 pixels
10,000,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
12,300,000 pixels
10,000,000 pixels
Still image formatJPEG
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
TIFF
NEF (RAW)
JPEG
Service & support typeInfo unavailableInfo unavailable1 year warranty
1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size2.5 in
2.5 in
3 in
3 in
2.8 in
Manual focusManual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
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