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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
Buy New: See price in cart
New (14) Used (4) Refurbished (2) from $364.00
Rating:  396 reviews
Sales Rank: 578
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 12
Display Size: 2.5
Battery: 4 AA
Maximum Focal Length: 72
Minimum Focal Length: 6
Maximum Resolution: 8
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 3.1 x 4.6 x 3.2
MPN: S5
Model: S5
UPC: 013803079616
EAN: 0013803079616
ASIN: B000Q3043Y
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 396
 Great mega-zoomonly lacking a few things September 9, 2008
Water Monkey (Santa Clarita, Ca.)
Previously we had owned a Canon Powershot G series camera. We decided to switch to the S series because of the extended zoom, image stabilization, and improved video recording. We have not upset with our choice. The S5 has handled nicely, taking great pictures and being very quick. This had been a minor drawback with our G series camera. The addition of a hotshoe is a nice bonus. Too often I need som flash fill at a greater distance than 9'.
If I have one complaint it would be that I wish this camera took RAW pictures. I like to experiment in HDR photos and the RAW format would give me more control. Regardless, this is a great camera if you want a large zoom and don't expect it to fit in your pocket.
 Never Buy Again Products On Amazon September 8, 2008
Adonias Rabelo Do Prado (Sao Paulo, SP Brazil)
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this camera at Aug 6, and there was written "IN STOCK", with a promise to deliver it from 08 until 13.Aug, to give it as a Birthday Gift to my Friend in 16Aug. That item did not arrive and I have had an immense sorrow, from which I am psychologically affected. I call the customer service from RitzCamera on 14Aug and they tell me they were waiting the next shipment of the item from the manufacturer(how could this be possible, if they sold me the product???), with no arriving date idea. I am deeply frustrated with both - Amazon and RitzCamera!!! I wanted a materially compensation for the damage this situation caused to me, but until now the did ANYTHING.
 So Simple a Child Could Use It (and really did) September 6, 2008
Gerald D. Clements (San Antonio, TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I gave this camera to my 11 year-old grandson two days before he and his family embarked on a five week tour of Morocco and France in the summer of 2008. He had zero experience in photography, and I had low expectations. I put a 4Gb memory card in it and told him to bring me back 400 pictures.
He brought back 950 pictures, 900 of which are precious keepers! Some we are putting on Google Maps Panoramio. He gets a kick out of seeing that 1,572 people have viewed his photographs of a lighthouse in Tangier, the Louvre in Paris, and the bullet train to Brussels.
Is this a computer with a camera built around it or is it the other way around? I don't know, but if I were advising NASA for a robotic landing to a distant world, the features in this camera are what I would recommend for trouble-free ease of operation sending high-grade pictures back home.
With 40 years of experience in a branch of photography (TV news video and film) I could write at length about ISO settings, automatic white balance and chromatic aberration, but would rather leave such discussions to the geek-speakers and let them grumble among themselves. Unless it involves a microscope or a telescope, photography is not a science it is an art. A compelling picture is the result of the photographer's interest in the subject, and more expensive gear can do little to add to its intrinsic beauty.
Any technical flaws that appear can be cured post-production ("photoshopped") with programs that are easy to use, inexpensive and sometimes even free.
Some technocrats have openly complained about 8 megapixels being extremely high and completely unnecessary. They are thinking 5x7 or 8x10 prints. I would like to point out that the 950 pictures my grandson took were all viewed as a camera-generated slideshow on a 52-inch HDTV screen. While all 8 megapixels weren't visible even at that size, if we want to re-size or crop a picture using the digital zoom feature we have the latitude to do so that wouldn't be possible with a lower megapixel camera.
I did months of research before choosing the Canon S5 IS digital camera and it has surpassed every expectation.
Horrible Pictures September 1, 2008
Disappointed Shopper
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Takes horrible pictures. My old tiny olympus took better pictures. Flash takes forever to recharge between shots. I can't stand this camera and can't wait to get a different one.
Great camera, but why get ripped off here??? August 29, 2008
TheRealDeal (mAssachusetts)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The ridiculous prices here aren't even CLOSE! I just LOVE the clowns selling it over MSRP. What a joke. Please, don't waste your time with these fools. Buy it elsewhere. I've seen it for $299. The camera is great. I had the S3, and am about to buy this one. Takes wonderful pictures. I've taken great shots from the nosebleeds at a hockey game of the puck at faceoff. Unreal how well they came out. Canon makes great stuff. Nicely put together, easy to use. Awesome Zoom and good quality shots.
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