Suhit Gupta
08-03-2007, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072701canons5isreview.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072701canons5isreview.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"And so we arrive at the camera on test here, the PowerShot S5 IS, another incremental upgrade to its predecessor that adds a couple of welcome (and some would say long overdue) features but, for the most part, doesn't mess too much with what made its predecessors some of the most appealing cameras in their class. The extra two million pixels and bigger, better screen were inevitable, the flash hot shoe a welcome surprise. Surprising too is that Canon avoided the temptation to go for a longer zoom range (now that 15x and 18x optics are becoming commonplace) - the S5 IS has exactly the same lens as the S3 IS and S2 IS before it, meaning you still don't get a true wideangle unless you attach the large optional lens converter. There is also still no raw mode (perhaps the most requested feature from serious S3 IS users) - it would now seem certain that Canon has abandoned raw capture in non-SLR models."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/CanonS5_3q-001.jpg" /><br /><br />Nice camera with solid photo taking abilities and it comes with Image Stabilization. It has some issues at higher ISOs and can't shoot in RAW. However, it is a worthy upgrade to the S2 or the S3.