Canon PowerShot S5 IS Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Canon PowerShot S5 IS using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is very good. Despite scruples with the lens cover and noisy iso performance, people enjoy the sharp zoom, video m...

extraordinary battery life, brilliant color, exceptional display, brilliant features, superior focus, exceptional photo color quality, brilliant photos, brilliant user interface, exceptional video mode, fantastic zoom.

poor iso performance, really bad lens cover.

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Canon PowerShot S5 ISThere was a lot to like about the Canon PowerShot S3 IS, and much of it remains in this year's PowerShot S5 IS, including Canon's veteran optical image-stabilization technology, excellent metering and focusing systems, the signature f...

Tons of manual and automatic features; well-laid-out controls; solid body; nice LCD display.

Lens aberrations and vignetting; some processing artifacts; lacks raw file support; redesigned lens cap still pops off too easily.

Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors.

The Canon PowerShot S-series digital cameras not only hold a comfortable position in the ultra-zoom market with their 12x optically stabilized zoom lenses, but are also known as excellent hybrid models.

Great videos, Sturdy body, Rotating LCD, Accurate colors and white balance, Optical image stabilization, Wide f/2.7 aperture

High noise levels above ISO 200, Significant chromatic aberration, Limited dynamic range, Heavy, Finicky multi-selector, Grainy viewfinder, Slow 1.5 fps Burst mode, High $499 price

The Canon PowerShot S5 IS combines a few aged components with some new technology and upgrades. The 8-megapixel ultra-zoom digital camera has a 12x optical zoom lens that has made several appearances on previous S-series models. The 12x lens used to be co...