Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera

Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera

The PowerShot S5 IS features an 8.0-megapixel CCD sensor, image stabilizer, and video recording capabilities comparable to digital camcorders. With an impressive dark grey color, the compact PowerShot S5 IS camera meets the needs of experienced photographers with several enhancements, including a wider range of equivalent sensitivities (from ISO 80 to ISO 1600), a large 2.5-inch vari-angle LCD screen, wide-screen shooting capability (16:9 format), and video recording functions.

Technical specifications:

• Video recording: VGA (640x480)
• Camera sensor: 1/2.5" CCD sensor with 8.0 million pixels (effective)
• ISO sensitivity: Equivalent ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600. Can be set automatically or manually.
• Lens: 6.0 – 72.0 mm (equivalent to 35mm film: 36-432 mm). Image stabilizer with a movable correcting lens. 11 elements in 9 groups (1 aspherical element, 1 UD element)
• Zoom: 12x optical, approx. 4.0x digital (6x), approx. 48x combined optical and digital zoom
• Focus: TTL. Face detection technology. 1-point autofocus (in any position or with fixed center). Autofocus point selection: manual selection using autofocus/autoshoot on the movable zone (FlexiZone AF/AE).
• Macro shooting: from 0 cm
• Power: 4 AA size Ni-Mh batteries.
• Continuous shooting: approx. 1.5 frames per second (until memory card is full)6, AF/LV: approx. 0.9 frames per second (until memory card is full)
• Image format: JPEG compression (compatible with Exif 2.2 [Exif Print]) / standard camera file system format Design Rule for Camera File System, compatible with Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] version 1.1
• Shutter: 15 – 1/3200 s (Available exposures may vary depending on shooting mode)
• Exposure metering: evaluative metering (by autofocus frame of the face detection function), center-weighted average metering, spot metering (by center point, autofocus frame of the face detection function, or autofocus frame of the movable zone)
• Exposure modes: Auto / Program AE / Shutter-priority AE / Aperture-priority AE / Manual mode
• Exposure compensation: +/- 2 EV in steps of 1/3.
• Autoexposure bracketing: 1/3 - 2 EV in steps of 1/3.
• White balance: auto, daylight, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent, high temperature fluorescent, flash, user-set.
• Digital image effects: auto, program autoexposure, shutter-priority autoexposure, aperture-priority autoexposure, manual, user-set, portrait, landscape, night shooting, sports, panoramic shooting mode, video clip recording mode, special scene (indoor shooting, night scene, foliage, snow, beach, fireworks, aquarium, accentuation mode)

- Color modes: Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special scene (Night scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, ISO 3200, Color swap, Color accent), Super Macro mode - Self-timer: Approx. 2 or 10 sec delay or custom settings - Viewfinder: EVF (0.33" type), approx. 115,000 pixels - LCD monitor: 2.5-inch low-temperature, polycrystalline silicon TFT monitor with variable-angle tilt, approx. 207,000 pixels - Built-in flash: Auto, manual flash on/off - Flash exposure compensation: +/- 2 EV in 1/3-stop increments, Face Detection FE, Safety FE - Special functions - Photographic effects: My Colors (Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom) - Memory card: SD/SDHC - Computer connection: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B, PTP) - Audio/Video Out: NTSC or PAL Included in the package: - Canon PowerShot S5 IS digital camera - Memory card - USB cable - Video cable - Power supply batteries - Lens cap - Shoulder strap - User manual - Software Weight (grams): 450 g