CNET Asia Review
Very good
The good: Tons of manual and automatic features; well-laid-out controls; solid body; nice LCD display. 7.4
out of 10View score
The bad: Lacks RAW file support; redesigned lens cap still pops off too easily.
The bottom line: By today’s standards, it could do with more improvements, but it is still a good camera although it's not quite enough to upgrade if you already own a previous model.
Read full review of the Canon PowerShot S5 IS »
Average User Rating
from 13 users
User Reviews
Great camera to own
Sep 7, 2008Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: 12x optical zoom,very good pictures
Cons: lens cover
Opinion:
I agree that there are better cameras with higher pixcel but if you are looking for 12x zoom then this is the one to own. The only con is the lens cover which keeps poping out and u may loose it if you are not careful enough.The picture quality is very good and so is the video recording which can record about 35 minutes on a 4gb card.
A GREAT CAM AS A PRE-PRO
Feb 21, 2008Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: has full manual control and power 12x zoom
Cons: there's really nothing bad bout it
Opinion:
this cam is just the one right before you go into pro photography with a dSLR. of course there is the image quality of Canon as found in every Powershot. than there is the user friendliness of Powershot cameras. a 12x optical zoom. hot shoe and really boundless realms adventure. if u r not ready for the dSLRs this is the best pre-dSLR cam u can find!
Very Decent Pro-Consumer
Feb 3, 2008Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Fast & good Focusing, Very fast Zoom, Clear 2.5" LCD, extremely great Video Function, Hot shoe
Cons: Lousy Lens Cap, Electronic View finder not very clear, No wide angle lens
Opinion:
Very impressive camera from Canon.
Improvement from S3 IS includes an addition HOTSHOE, a larger 2.5" vari-angle LCD that provide very clear and sharp images.
I enjoyed take pictures and well as Videos with this camera. Like a Camcorder, it allows you to take full 8 megapixels pictures while u are video recording. Supports SD/SDHC memory cards which are 1 of the most value memory cards available.
However, due to its small CCD as compared to other brands, it lost in high ISO Noise, gladly, this can be corrected with an image editing software.
Other complaints will be a lousy lens cap that is easy to pop-out after some times of usage. Its Electronic ViewFinder quality isn't very good, which explain I end up using the 2.5" LCD to shoot that the EVF.
Sadly, most other brands already incorporate 28MM wide angels lens, which canon is still at 36MM. 12X is not a ... Read more
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