Product properties
| Effective resolution: |
5 megapixel
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| Optical zoom: |
3x
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Full description
The ultra-powerful 12x optical zoom on the PowerShot S5 IS means you'll get the shot you want with no compromise, yet that's only the beginning of what makes this camera so exciting. The S5 IS is loaded with many of Canon's latest advanced technologies including the DIGIC III Image Processor, so both still images and movies are rendered with fine detail and luminous clarity. And now ambitious photographers have even greater creative latitude thanks to an included hot shoe adapter that allows you to attach Canon Speedlite EX Series external flashes. Features: Full-featured, compact 8. 0 Megapixel digital camera with a 12x Optical Zoom Canon Optical Image Stabilizer Technology and ISO 1600 for steady shooting DIGIC III Image Processor with improved Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction for even better image quality and functionality High-resolution 2. 5-inch vari-angle LCD for easy shooting at any angle Hot shoe adapter for the Speedlite EX Series external flashesShoot easy movies with movies capable of 30 fps VGA or 60 fps QVGA. Also a convenient to use Movie Button, never having to switch to a shooting mode Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Photo Printers, CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers Specifications: Image Capture Device Type 8. 0 Megapixel, 1/2. 5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) Total Pixels Approx. 8. 3 Megapixels Effective Pixels Approx. 8. 0 Megapixels Lens Focal Length 6. 0-72. 0mm f/2. 7-3. 5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm) Digital Zoom 4x Focusing Range Normal: 1. 6 ft. /50cm-infinity (WIDE), 3. 0 ft. /90cm-infinity (TELE)Macro: 3. 9 in. -1. 6 ft. /10-50cm (W)Super Macro: 0-3. 9 in. /0-10cm (W) Autofocus System TTL Autofocus Viewfinders Optical Viewfinder Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color viewfinder LCD Monitor 2. 5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle LCD Pixels Approx. 207, 000 pixels LCD Coverage 100% Aperture and Shutter Maximum Aperture f/2. 7 (W) - f/3. 5 (T) Shutter Speed 15-1/3200 sec. (settable in Tv and M) Exposure Control ISO Sensitivity Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index) Light Metering Method Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot*** Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF** Metering frame is fixed to the center Exposure Control Method Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock available Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments White Balance White Balance Control Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom Flash Built-in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE available Flash Range Normal: 1. 6-17 ft. /50cm-5. 2m (W), 3. 0-13 ft. /90cm-4. 0m (T) Macro: 1-1. 6 ft. /30-50cm (W) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) Recycling Time 12 sec. or less (battery voltage=6. 0V) Flash Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Shooting Specifications Shooting Modes Auto; Creative: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap), Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie Self-Timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec. /10-sec. delay, Custom Wireless Control Not available Continuous Shooting Approx. 1. 5 fps; AF/LV: approx. 0. 9 fps Image Storage Storage Media SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1. 1 JPEG Compression Mode Still Image: Exif 2. 2 (JPEG)Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Stereo)) Number of Recording Pixels Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1, 600 x 1, 200 (Medium 3), 2, 048 x 1, 536 (Medium 2), 2, 592 x 1, 944 (Medium 1), 3, 264 x 2, 448 (Large), 3, 264 x 1, 832 (Widescreen)Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes Time of Recordable Movies
Also known as: PowerShot S 5 IS, PowerShotS5IS