Added: Feb 19, 2008

From: cameralabs

Duration: 9:44

Full review at: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_PowerShot_S5_IS/ A nine minute video tour around Canon's super-zoom, the PowerShot S5 IS by Gordon Laing, Editor of www.cameralabs.com. For our full review and pricing, please click the link at the start of this text.

Channel: Howto

Tags: cameralabs  canon  is  powershot  review  s5 


Rating: 4.79 (117 ratings)    Views: 54859' favoriteCount='97    Comments: 25

cameralabs Says:

Aug 8, 2008 - I haven't tested the H50 so can't comment - sorry! You can see what cameras Ive tested by going to the reviews section at cameralabs . com - and the recommended models are in the best buys section.

poopoip Says:

Aug 13, 2008 - Hello Gordon. First off, your camera reviews have been very helpful! I'm looking to get into photography, and have been watching your videos for quite awhile. The two cameras I have been really liking are this one and the Panasonic lumix dmc fz18. I am mainly interested in macro photography, ie insects and such, and i dont want to spend much more than $300. Which one of these would you reccomend for my price range and best macro results? thanks

mindbind Says:

Aug 15, 2008 - thank you for your great reviews....the clerk at best buy told me that you can only use disposable batteries with this camera....but you said you had rechargables in here....which is correct? thank you

barakboy Says:

Aug 16, 2008 - Very good review! Helped me a lot! Tank you!

barakboy Says:

Aug 16, 2008 - You CAN use NiMH in this camera.

mindbind Says:

Aug 16, 2008 - ohhh, thank you, this is the camera i want but the fact that i was told you can only use disposables on this was keeping me from buying it.....have you tried NiMH? I am a photography newbie, lolol. thanks, jay

barakboy Says:

Aug 17, 2008 - Yes, 4 Sony's 2700mAh NiMH. In fact NiMH are more suitable than alcaline ones because of fair bigger current/hour capacity. A quote from Cameralabs review: "Under CIPA conditions, Canon estimates you'll get up to 170 shots with the supplied alkalines or 450 with a set of decent 2500mAh NiMH rechargeables."

123Prangley Says:

Aug 17, 2008 - I love the swing screen, but 36mm, c'mon! Is there any other super zoom with a swing screen? Thank you!

morozco34 Says:

Aug 17, 2008 - I have this camera and have been taking my time go through each mode, setiings and etc. I just can't seem to figure out how to bring up the ISO settings. I have read the manual but can't seem to find how to bring it up. Can you please tell me how? Thanks

mindbind Says:

Aug 18, 2008 - thanks for the reply, off to the camera store for me! I will let you know how i do, lolol...click click!

huntjumpbabe Says:

Aug 31, 2008 - We just bought this camera and we just turned it on and the screen is blank and the viewfinder is blank as well. you can take a picture and the picture appears blank. i put a memory card in that had images already on it and it showed the images fine. Did anyone have this problem? I can not find it in the manual. Should I take it back to Best Buy?

PhotoRelax Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - try take it to the customer service center it might damaged inside

yemail5555 Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - Good review, officemax has it on sale right. I am going to grab one tomorrow. hey hey.

chewbuggars Says:

Sep 28, 2008 - Theres a new one!!!! the Canon SX10 IS!!!! please do a review on it!!!!

Nazzet Says:

Oct 18, 2008 - I like this review. Great details!

adankarrito Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - what's the fastest shutter speed on this camera?

cameralabs Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - There's full details on the design and features pages of our review at cameralabs . com

kendoc003 Says:

Oct 31, 2008 - Just use the "ISO button" and keep pushing the button until you have adjusted it as needed. It is right under the "func" button just to the right of the screen. I have not had any problems with it working. Hope this help.

kendoc003 Says:

Oct 31, 2008 - I use rechargeables in this camera and have not had a problem with them for over a year and a half.

raftmant Says:

Nov 8, 2008 - how can i get time lapse?? can anyone help?i`ve tried anything

cameralabs Says:

Nov 8, 2008 - It doesn't have a built-in time-lapse mode like some Canon cameras. So you'd need to take seperate photos, say every minute, then assemble them into a movie using software on your computer. Try googling for timelapse software.

rikabob Says:

Nov 15, 2008 - Hello, in the menu you can find "intervallo-meter". That's how you use timelapse on the S series. Minimum shot to shot time is one minute, maximum 60.Further, if you go to the CDHK-Wiki site you can download extra software and you'll be able to shoot in a raw and a lot more options, among which how to get more control over the shot to shot period. If you search CDHK on youtube, thers's a guy showing you how to download CDHK on your SD-card.

svtcontour Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - I just picked one up. Its pretty good but noise is really bad above ISO 400. I'd say that 800 is barely usable and 1600 is the worst of any camera I've seen. Overall noise seems a bit worse than my old A75...however having said that, the video quality (including the sound) are very good. I have a 20D for the better pics I need to take so thats why I am willing to live with the high ISO noise...

chohakako Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - So it doesn't have RAW format, is that why my camera sometimes I look at it, there's loads of noise? Oh, well. I'll use whatever I have till I get a better one. Thanks for the review =)

cameralabs Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Hi everyone - I've just reviewed the successor to this camera, the PowerShot SX10 IS at cameralabs . com - now with a 20x zoom!