Overview

The Ultimate Zoom and a Whole Lot More.

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 flashes

* Shoot 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

Big Impact in a Compact Package
Full-featured, compact 8.0 Megapixel digital camera with a 12x Optical Zoom

PowerShot S5 IS is compact and portable, with streamlined controls and a sure, steady grip. And you'll want to take it everywhere, because inside is a level of photographic power that's truly impressive. 8.0 megapixels ensure deeply detailed images - giving you complete freedom to enlarge an image or any section of an image and crop to your exact specifications. The 12x optical zoom brings this compact digital camera into the realm of serious photography. It has the power to take you right up onto the stage and into the end zone for the shot you really want. Zooming is fast and silent thanks to the ultrasonic motor drive.

Specifications

Type of Camera – Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical/4x Digital/48x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) System

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

Viewfinder & Monitor

Viewfinder – 0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder

LCD Monitor – 2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD screen, Vari-angle type 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 or M)

Exposure Control

ISO Sensitivity – Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 (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

Manufacture Warranty Applies