Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Author Cliff Smith
Published 25th Sep 2007
Manufacturer Canon
Price £217.39 (inc VAT)
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Features Score 10 for Features
Image Quality Score 8 for Image Quality
Value Score 9 for Value
Overall Score 9 for Overall
award recommended


A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.





Shot at maximum zoom, this is one of Britain's Olympic wind-surfing team. She was moving very fast crossing the finish line, but the S5's AF system caught the shot perfectly.





Colour rendition and detail are first rate at 80 ISO.




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The wide-angle end of the zoom range is equivalent to 36mm.




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The telephoto end is equivalent to 432mm, great for picking out details.



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