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Canon PowerShot S5 IS comparison

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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Price $319 to $349 at 3 stores
CNET editors' rating
3.5 stars Very good
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 45 reviews
Release date June 15, 2007
The Bottom Line Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors.

Basic specs

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Lens aperture F/2.7-3.5
Equivalent 35mm focal length 36 - 432 mm
Optical zoom 12 x
Light sensitivity ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 1600
ISO 100
Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity 32 MB
Video input type Digital camera
Flash memory form factor SD Memory Card
Digital zoom 4 x
Battery technology Lithium ion
Weight 15.9 oz
Effective sensor resolution 8,000,000 pixels
Still image format JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size 2.5 in
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
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